Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the new three-time Formula 1 world champion, explained EFE this Saturday at the Lusail circuit, where he finished second in the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint, which “of course” wants to “continue to win everything he can”, but for now “everything is perfect because” he has achieved much more success never could have been imagined.
If he wins again this Sunday, when he starts from pole in the ‘regular’ race in Lusail, Verstappen, who turned 26 a week ago, will will add his 49th F1 win -fourteenth of the year- which will be just two steps away from the fourth historical mark of the Frenchman Alain Prost. And with five races to go, he will also be able to catch up with another four-time world champion, Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, who has won 53 times in the top category.
“Of course I want to win everything I can.. (Achieve victories for the aforementioned Prost and Vettel) It will depend on what happens in the next races. But now I want to enjoy this moment. I’m very proud and happy. I’m still young, but I’ve already earned much more than I expected. I have already achieved much more than I could have imagined. So at the moment everything is perfect for me,” the three-time Formula 1 world champion responded to EFE this Saturday during the official FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) press conference, which took place at the Lusail circuit, located about 30 kilometers north of cities. Doha, capital of Qatar.
“Being a three-time world champion sounds very good. Sounds great. I am very proud of myself, of my family; and to all the team members to whom I am very grateful for the sensational work they always do. The atmosphere within the team is phenomenal. and working with these people is very important,” he commented.
“Of the three titles, I think this is the best. The first one may have been the most emotional.. But this year is clearly my best year, with those ten wins in a row (that’s a historical record), which I’m also very proud of. And then there’s the title in the middle, which is the one in the middle,” said “Mad Max,” who on Friday signed his 30th pole in the motorsport honors division, his tenth of the season.
“It’s hard to say once we’ve tried the RB19 in pre-season testing I already knew that with this car I would win again without any problems.. True, it looked very good, but we were in Bahrain. On this lap (Sakhir) everything was going well, but we didn’t know how he would perform on the rest.”
“But we’ve had great results throughout the year and done a lot of work,” said Verstappen, who said he didn’t see himself becoming world champion until this Saturday. “Now I’m completely safe because your dreams will never take you anywhere. But obviously we are improving race by race,” he said.
“I don’t know how much I’ve improved this year. I don’t know if I’m faster, but it’s clear that you’re becoming more and more experienced. “That you grow as a driver and as a person,” commented “Mad Max,” who, when asked if he felt pressure at any point in the season, mentioned Zandvoort, where won in front of his very passionate fans Dutch Grand Prix.
“Because the asphalt was wet and very slippery because we were riding on slicks, I noticed something because Left behind were people who had nothing to lose in this race.“explained the Dutchman, who does not quite understand what his best victory is.
“I liked the one in Miami (USA). Also the one in Spa (Belgium), the one in Zandvoort. In Suzuka (Japan) we won the Constructors’ Championship again. It’s hard to say just one“, he noted.
However, he makes it clearer which is his best pole: “Probably the one in Suzuka. The car seemed unreal. And he rode it with a smile,” said Verstappen, who, when it came to his team’s best Grand Prix, was blunt: “every weekend. I can’t choose one. The team is always good“.
He doesn’t know how many more titles he can win. “It will depend on the configuration (of the car). I know I’m young and I still have a couple of years left. It will depend on how long I’m here and if anything changes. But now I continue to do my best. Today I knew I only needed three points, but I wanted to win. I found out that he was already a world champion because “Checo” retired from the sport. But I didn’t think about that then. “I wanted to win,” he said.
“Someday the famine will end, that’s logical. I’m still young, but the time will come when I’ll have enough and want to do other things; or compete in fewer races. But not now,” he said.
“Tonight it’s clear that we’ll drink– He commented, smiling. “But tomorrow I will be here again,” said the new three-time world champion this Saturday in Qatar. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias

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