With two wins in a row and a retirement of world cup leader Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen reduced his deficit to the australian on Sunday. While Panic is Increasing at McLaren, The Reigning World Champion Does Not Want to Talk A Return To The Title Race Yet.
The Dutchman was asked the inevitable question at the press conference after his win in Baku on Sunday about Whether he had hope again.
“I Don’t Count on Hope. There are Still Seven Races to Go and 69 Points Behind is Still A Lot,” He Remained Realistic. “So I Don’t Think About It, I Go From Race to Race and Just Try To Do As Well As Possible in It. And then We’ll See in Abu Dhabi,” He pointed to the Final Race of the Season.
Still, Verstappen Has Been Far Superior To The McLarens in Two Races in A Row. In Monza that May Have Been An Exception, But In The Streets On The Caspian Sea, The Limburger was again by far the best on Sunday. “It’s all going unusual. It’s all over the place,” Verstappen looked back with a smile on the races so far. “But now it’s going very well.”
‘Singapore A Very Different Track’
Verstappen Spoke in Monza or his best feeling of the year in the car he struggled with for so long. “That was Already a plus. Now we can add baku to that, a racing that never really went. So that’s very important.”
“But Singapore in Two Weeks is a very different track again. We drive there with much more downforce. I really don’t know what to expect there.”
First, Verstappen Will Review the Race in Azerbaijan with his team. “All in all in all, it was a great weekend for us. It was of course crucial to start at the front,” he pointed to his flawless start, while his competitors had to come from further back.
‘Only after twenty laps was i happy’
That sacrificed Verstappen the Chance to Start on the Hard Tires. “That is of course Unusual for Someone on pole. But it was nice that we could continue with that for so long.”
Verstappen Saw Everyone Behind Him Diving Into the Pits in Turns, While He Could Continue to Stop Last. “Then there are that many laps left to drive the car home on the mediums. I still had to pass some stragglers, the wind was still diffcomed, but I’m eSpecany very happy with how this race.”
Not that the Limburger was completely at Ease. An Early Safety Car Could Have Thwarted His Strategy Considerably. “That was a risk. Only after twenty laps was I really happy,” He Laughed. He praised the strategic choice of his team. “We actual only had two options and I’m slippery we did this.”