Max previews GP China: 'Want to be more in the fight'

Published on 11 March 2026 by Niels Hendrix

Next up is the Grand Prix of China, coming weekend in Shanghai. But first, Max Verstappen is looking back at the Australian Grand Prix: “It was good to be back racing again and it was promising to see us have a good comeback in the race. The team did a great job to get to where we are but there is still a lot to do and a lot of learnings that we can take on from that race. We were particularly impacted by the tyre degradation in Melbourne, which can also be an issue at this circuit in Shanghai, and the deployment is something we can look at as well.”

Max added: “We will continue to collect data and work on improving the car. We are still learning and we want to go into this week and be more in the fight. Of course, it is a sprint weekend so we will have less time to work on the set up of the car, so we need to make sure we hit the ground running. The circuit is pretty unique, with quite a challenging track layout with a variety of different corners but with plenty of opportunities for overtaking.”