Max after RB15 debut: “It felt good and we had no problems”

Published on 14 February 2019 by Niels Hendrix

The Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 made its track debut at Silverstone today, with Max Verstappen completing over 30 laps of the Silverstone National Circuit during the team’s filming day.

After putting the RB15 through its paces for the first time and completing a series of trouble-free runs for the cameras, Max commented: “The car looks cool. The livery is very beautiful, even though it’s only for today.”

“I was really excited to jump in the car and as soon as we got going it felt pretty normal. It felt good and we had no problems, so I’m very happy with that. Of course today is a filming day, so there’s a limited amount you can get out of it, but it’s really important to have a day like this, before you go to the official tests. You get a first impression and you see if there are any little issues with the car or engine. Luckily we didn’t have any and it’s very positive that we had this opportunity. Now we can go testing properly, we’ll see what we can get out of that and we’ll be able to understand the car and the engine a bit better. But so far, so good.”