Max Verstappen Secretly Has Hope for his Fifth World Title After Two Consecutive Victories. How Realistic A Title Extension is Will Likely Become Clear This Weekend in the Grand Prix of Singapore, which is Difficult for Red Bull in Advance.
“I look at it race by race, as I always do,” Said the 28-year-old Verstappen on Thursday. With Seven Grands Prix To Go, He is 69 Points Behind World Championship Leader Oscar Piastri. “Sixty, Seventy Points is Still A Lot, Especiate When You See How Dominant McLaren Has Been So Far. That Doessn’t Change Suddenly.”
Red Bull and Verstappen Came Out of the Summer Break Strongly with A Second Place in Zandvoort and Victories in Italy and Azerbaijan. This Weekend Singapore Awaits, A Circuit That is Less Suitable for Red Bull in Advance.
“The last two races were circuits where you needed little downforce,” Verstappen Said. “That seems to Suit our car well. Here in Singapore It is much harder on the tires and you drive with a lot of downforce.”
“I don’t think our car is the best car in that area. Last year we finished second here, but then we had no chance of winning the race. Hopefully we will be a bit more competitive now.”
‘It would be great if we Become Champion’
Just before the Summer Break, Red Bull and Verstappen also had no chance in Hungary. That was also a circuit where the teams have to drive with a lot of downforce. “We are hurrying the same, so I hope it Doesn’tn’t go like that this time. I do think the car is set up a bit better now, but I can’t say yet how much better it will be.”
Verstappen sees it as a major boost that he won the last two races almost out of nowhere. In Hungary he feared that a victory would not be possible this year. “Every time I get in the car, I try to get the most out of it,” Said Verstappen.
“Some circuits will suit us better, circuits like this weekend maybe a little less. If we still win the championship, that’s great not. Life goes on. I’m not really worried about it. Its allreaf the we have.”
Asked How High He Estimates His Chances of Winning the Title, Verstappen Replied: “50 percent. Either I Become Champion, or I Don’t.”
Verstappen is also not only looking at the drivers’ Championship. “There may be great great opportunities in the constructors’ Championship, because we are not far from second place. We must continue to fight for that.”
Duration his ten-minute media Session, Verstappen was also asked to reflect on his own performances. The Red Bull Driver Has Seen himself Improve Again This Year. “I’m happy. Halfway through the season it was Sometimes a Bit More Difficult to Show my Qualities. But as a Driver you try to improve every year or at the same level as before. And so far it’s going well.”
“The car was not always nice or easy to drive, but lately that seems to be going in the right direction. With a more competitive and predictable caratically show more. In general, I am very satisfied with my own driving skills.”