Verstappen's and Vettel's Trait In Common Revealed By Newey

"I think with all the drivers I've been lucky enough to work with over the year, their feedback is vital. Very often, different drivers will be more sensitive to different areas."

"For example, Sebastian Vettel and Max have one thing in common, in that they are both very sensitive to the tires."

"Other drivers, like Mark Webber for instance, were very sensitive to aerodynamic changes, and Max is as well."

"With the driveability of the engine, some drivers are more sensitive than others, so you get different bits of feedback from different drivers and then piece it all together."

"Theoretically, you could argue that with all the sensors on the car, and all the simulation tools we have to derive from the sensors, then we shouldn't need the feedback of a human."

"But, the human feedback is vital as the human is the controller, the sensitivity and feeling and ability to express that is key. It is not a machine-driven vehicle."