Max looks ahead to Turkey: 'A fast track, enjoyable and interesting'
Published on 11 November 2020 by Niels Hendrix
On Wednesday, Max Verstappen flew to Turkey for the upcoming race at Istanbul Park. Max, what are your thoughts on Turkey? Are you looking forward to racing at another new track?
“I'm looking forward to visiting another new track and they are definitely making the season even more exciting”, says Max. “It’s a place I’ve never been to before and I’m not sure how many of the other drivers have raced there either, I think that even if they have been there before, it won’t give them a massive advantage as it was a long time ago. I’m excited to try the local food, I’ve heard the kebabs are pretty good!”
It looks like an exciting track to drive, is there anything in particular about the track that stands out?
Max: “It’s definitely a fast track. I’ve driven it on the simulator and the whole track is very enjoyable. I think it will be a good track to overtake on, there are so many straights and the corners are quite wide, so you can take quite a few different lines through them which is always interesting. Hopefully I won’t need to overtake too much though!”
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing are celebrating their 300th race in Turkey, are you proud to have contributed to the team’s success?
Max: “It’s a great achievement for Red Bull and pretty cool to know that Ole my front end mechanic and also one of our strategists Will have been at the team from the start. Also I can’t believe Ole and Christian have never missed a race weekend, that’s pretty impressive over 16 seasons!”
The race in Imola didn’t go as planned. Can you take some positives from the weekend?
Max: “It is what it is and there was nothing we could have done to change the outcome of the race from our side. I’m just trying to stay as close to Mercedes as possible and push them to the last race. The pit crew have been amazing all year and the stops have been so good that it can help us gain an advantage in the race. I think we have had the fastest pit stop at every race so far which is pretty impressive.”
