F1 | Verstappen: “We have to improve to get the front row”

A subdued Friday for Max Verstappen: the talent of Red Bull he is not satisfied with his free practice in Brazil, but he is convinced they are very good margins of improvement and that, furthermore, these are necessary to conquer the front row on the starting grid. The driver finished free practice at Interlagos in fourth and fifth position but is very determined to do better for qualifying.

“At the moment we are not on the front row, we still have to improve our car in view of qualifying, but there is room for growth and I am calm about this. You have to make the engine run much better, that's for sure,” commented the Dutchman, explaining what he should focus on to improve his performance. Max wants to do well in Brazil and he knows that he has the strength of his Red Bull on his side which has made him fly in the last few years GP: “In the last few races we have been the fastest and the car has shown that it has improved a lot, but today we are still behind and we have to work hard if we want to get a good result in the race on Sunday. The long runs went well, but we still need to improve the car. We're not very far off anyway, we're doing well on the supersofts, while the Mercedes are faster on the softs. For now I don't know if I will be able to compete with them for the victory, so let's wait and take stock", she concluded.

Fabiola Granier