Max Verstappen: ‘podium this year is not realistic’
Posted on 20-04-2016 at 17:01 by Dizono – 45 Comments”
Max Verstappen was the same in the Netherlands and Autoblog could our young raceheld a few questions.
On 4 and 5 June are the Family days by Max Verstappen on the Zandvoort circuit, which was the reason for the Formula 1 driver at circuit park Zandvoort it’s always nice to have a treat on a visit. Of course, crowds of journalists and photographers, but also the half a list of former Dutch Formula 1 drivers was present. The attention, however, went completely (and rightly so) out to Max Verstappen.
Verstappen looks back at the last three races, in which he number of times in the points knew how to drive. Matching his best performance last year, two fourth places, is not yet successful. There is this year an improvement of that performance, either, will there be a podium? Max: “That will be hard. We have a lot of luck is required to achieve this. We will, of course, do our best, but at this time, a stage is not realistic, so there we concentrate not on. We fight with the teams around us and if you have a bit of alright, you know the but never.’
And what about the ambition in the longer term? Then of course we go to the stage to compete. Max: “Yes, of course. Only will that probably not with a Toro Rosso going to happen. I don’t like to participate, I want to win. But for the moment I concentrate on one, you need your objectives to adjust to the car you are currently driving.
Last year you and Carlos with the same engines as the Red Bulls, and you were sometimes even faster. There came a whole soap opera around the engines, so that you are now using old Ferrari engines ‘ drive away, while Red Bull is currently faster it seems with the Renault engines. Isn’t that very frustrating? Max: “No, you should not forget that Red Bull three times as much budget as Toro Rosso, and that they are a few years back wereldkwampioen were. It is not more than logical that they are faster than the Toro Rosso’s. They expect us to ensure that we score points, not that we for the Red Bull’s end.’
Do you also not worry to the fact that they are this year, however, motor updates can be expected and you are not? Max: ‘No, it is a very nice perspective for the future. If you do well at Toro Rosso, than you can in a very fast car. Look how they [red: Red Bull] in China did. If they are the best engine had, than had they just may win.’
Upcoming season, we should primarily go to enjoy the beautiful inhaalacties where Verstappen patent on seems to have and the weather gods are massive requests for rain and the other for Max favorable circumstances. The chance that next year a steering wheel at Red Bull may hold, it seems, in any case, by himself as very real to be considered. If they are the Renault TAG Heuer-engines also start to replace for Mercedes-AMG-blocks, then you can 2017, however, a very good year to go!
