Max previews Chinese Grand Prix: Hopefully we can close the gap'

Published on 05 April 2019 by Niels Hendrix

Max Verstappen looks forward to next week, when he will be racing in Shanghai: “The Chinese Grand Prix is always a good one for racing because the track gives you a lot of opportunities for overtaking, so I’m looking forward to hopefully having an exciting race there. The first sector is really nice because you can take a lot of different lines through the long right-hander so it can be quite interesting during the race in terms of trying to stay out of the dirty air. The track can also be quite hard on the left front tyre so in the race you’re always looking at how you can use the least amount of energy in that corner.

Max continues: “Overall, Shanghai provides you with a lot of opportunities to fight and set up overtakes like for example in turn six, where you’re already preparing and setting up for that in turn 1. We scored some good points and maximised the result in Bahrain but we still have a lot of things to learn about the car. We’ve been busy back at the factory and hopefully we can close the gap in China. This year in Shanghai is also the tenth anniversary of the team’s first race win, so hopefully we can put on a good show, especially for the passionate fans there who always turn out.”