Max looks ahead to Mugello: 'We've prepared in the best way possible'

Published on 08 September 2020 by Niels Hendrix

Max Verstappen is looking forward to the Tuscan Grand Prix, this weekend. You’ve driven the Mugello track once before, what do you think it will be like in a Formula 1 car? Max answers: “I have never raced at Mugello but I drove the circuit recently and it is a really great track. It is a pretty unique circuit and not really similar to another on the calendar and it is going to be really fast in a Formula 1 car which is the outstanding factor to consider. It’s not going to be easy to make overtakes but it’s definitely going to be fun to drive and I’m looking forward to experiencing it.”

What do you foresee as the main challenge around this circuit? Max: “Mugello is definitely going to be hard on tyres, mainly because of all of the high speed corners and high track temperatures. It’s also a new challenge to see how you’re going to perform without any preparation or knowledge on-track in an F1 car. It’s also a good test for the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team, as well as for the drivers. The engineers have already done a lot of simulator work, we’ve prepared in the best way possible but there will still be a lot of fine tuning to do at the track which is normal but it makes Friday more important.”

In your opinion, what is the best part of the track? Max says: “All of the fast corners, especially turns 1 and 2, those corners are flat. I don’t really have a lot of experience there of course, so I’ll just have to go with the flow but I like new challenges and it is good to mix things up a bit for everyone. It’s going to be super-fast and great fun in an F1 car and hopefully our weekend will end in a better way than last weekend.”

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