Interview: Bernd Maylander tells all on what it's like to be F1's safety car driver – he's led over 200 races but never scored a point! 😆 And what about Max Verstappen's 'turtle' jibe...
was the sole supplier of the safety car until Aston Martin joined the programme in 2021, when duties became shared between the two cars.
“I felt comfortable from day one. Of course, the two products from the two brands are different, but at the end of the day I can only say positive things about both.” Where this car really differs from the model you can buy for the street is in the trunk, which is packed with electronic system control units, a Wi-Fi router, GPS tracker [exactly the same as fitted to the F1 cars], radio systems and a data logger.
The Vantage has a regular-sized fuel tank, and two cars are brought to every event – and they alternate their use between F1 and the FIA-sanctioned support races. Verstappen was vocal in his criticism of the safety car at Melbourne Park in 2022 - Maylander says he can always drive faster, but there are downsides of doing so“The first 10-15 years, there was never any complaining from the drivers,” says Maylander on the topic. “But we were from a different time. Especially since 2022, with the new F1 cars with bigger tyres, then we heard some things, and I understand their side but they have to see our side too.
“In Baku, we changed it a little bit so I drove quicker, but then you get more laps behind the safety car, so there are always positive and negative impacts, and we can’t make everyone happy. I can understand it from the driver’s side, if they are losing performance and tyre pressure, I get that they are in race mode with high blood pressure!”
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