Red Bull, Verstappen: “Me like Senna? I prefer to keep my feet on the ground"

At a sponsor event organized by Red Bull in the city of Amsterdam, Max Verstappen returned to talk about the last Brazilian Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2016 Formula One world championship. The Dutchman, who came third under the checkered flag after a furious comeback from eleventh position, commented on the comparisons with Ayrton Senna made by Helmut Marko in recent days, underlining how he prefers to keep his feet on the ground despite the compliments of the man who he brought it to Formula One. The nineteen-year-old also explained the "strange" trajectories performed at Interlagos during the safety car regime, specifying that he had implemented a strategy similar to that used during world karting races to test the grip on the asphalt.

Here are the words of Max Verstappen: “The comparison with Senna? It's certainly pleasing and it's certainly something that confirms the excellent path undertaken at the beginning of the year, but I prefer to remain calm and keep my feet on the ground. We are doing an excellent job with the team and it is right not to lose focus, especially now. As for the Interlagos race, during the safety car regime I tried to vary my trajectories to understand the grip on the asphalt. It's a maneuver that I also performed in karting and in Brazil it came back to me a lot. useful. Of course the car is different and above all much larger, but the concept is the same. It was a good idea."

Roberto Valenti