The pilot's statements Red Bull Max Verstappen during the press conference of the US GP, in Austin, after confirming himself World Champion For the third time.
The US GP according to Verstappen
As already for Leclerc, also theinterview to Max Verstappen takes place more briefly than with the drivers of the first press conference session. However, unlike with the Monegasque driver, with Max an atmosphere of hit and answer, clear and concise.
max, did you have time to celebrate your title after Qatar? Was there a big party, a big party?
"Nothing huge, but we celebrated a little with friends. It was nice to get home for a bit before diving into this triptych of races, but nothing too crazy. "
About this weekend, you have a record here at COTA (Circuit Of The Americas, Ed.): You've won the last two races. Do you think you come into this weekend as the man to beat?
"Well, looking at the season, yes. But it's a sprint weekend: we need to get FP1 right in order to make the car work well in qualifying. "
Victory number 50 coming soon?
It's a little too early to say anything at the moment, but if you win on Sunday there will be the victory number 50 of your career, a beautiful one milestone.
"Yes, that's a nice number! I never thought I would reach it, but now that we are getting closer we obviously want to try to spread ourselves even further in terms of victories. But we'll see: the most important thing is to think about the weekend and not about the number.” In short, “super Max” is also “sober Max”, having apparently not exaggerated with the celebrations for the third world title and being focused on the current race weekend. A mature Max, the multiple Formula 1 world champion Max.
