Max looks ahead to Hungarian Grand Prix: 'A really fun track to drive'
Published on 14 July 2020 by Julien Lemmen
The Formula 1-season got underway with two races at the Red Bull Ring. This weekend, the Hungarian Grand Prix will be the third Grand Prix in three weeks. Max Verstappen, who scored his first podium of the season last Sunday, looks ahead to the race at the Hungaroring, where he scored his first pole position last year.
After two races at the same circuit, are you looking forward to going to a new track?
Max: “Yes, I think two weeks driving on the same track is enough but Red Bull did make a great event for us. It was nice to have the opportunity to drive at the same track twice and be able to test different set-ups on the cars and correlate the data from back to back races, but I think we are all ready for a new track now. After such a tough first weekend it was good to be on the podium on Sunday and it was nice to have some sort of reward for the Team. Now I’m just looking ahead to this weekend as Hungary is a really fun track to drive with these high downforce cars so let’s see what we can do.”
Looking ahead, what are your main focuses for the race this weekend?
“I will of course try to do the best that I can and see how competitive we are again against Mercedes, and of course the others. The track is more technical than Austria. There are more corners and if you get one corner wrong, you are not well positioned for the next one, especially in sector two. So you really have to work hard on the car set-up, that is always key. We need a really stable balance, but of course a car that responds well going into corners.”
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing have won the fastest pit stop twice now, is it good to see the crew come back so strong?
“Yes, it is great to see, it’s always nice when the guys can give me such a fast pit stop. I mean I like to see the guys during the race but of course I want to get away from them as fast as possible in the pit stop! They all work super hard and I think that shows every Sunday.”
