“Not for me,” Max Verstappen rejects Charles Leclerc suggestion of bringing motorsport to Olympics

Max Verstappen is least bothered by the addition of motorsport category in the Olympics unlike Charles Leclerc.

“Not for me,” Max Verstappen rejects Charles Leclerc suggestion of bringing motorsport to Olympics

Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc (via IMAGO)

Formula 1 has been gaining a lot of traction in recent times especially due to Liberty Media’s persistent efforts. The sport is booming in terms of viewership and support from all over the globe. However, bringing motorsports to the Olympics would propel F1’s popularity ten-fold. Hence, Charles Leclerc was spotted for the motion of the addition of motorsport to the Olympics while Max Verstappen was against it.

Charles Leclerc took the news by storm as he lit the Olympic flame in Monaco. Additionally, the Monegasque was completely in favor of adding the motorsport category to the Olympics. The 26-year-old put forth multiple benefits of doing this while also highlighting the importance of representing the nation in the sport. However, Max Verstappen didn’t care for it as he wasn’t in favor of the addition.

Verstappen had a blunt and blatant answer when questioned regarding his wish to see motorsport in the Olympics. The Dutchman is often commended for his brutally honest and uncaring personality. Hence, the reigning world champion straight-away said no and mentioned that this addition wasn’t ‘for him’.

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Nah, it's not for me.
Max Verstappen said in an interview.

Max Verstappen anticipates a ‘busy and hectic’ schedule at the home race of Red Bull in Austria

The Austrian GP‘s circuit is named after Red Bull, and the Red Bull ring witnesses massive support for the constructor. The Dutchman has scored great results in his previous outings at the Austrian circuit. However, the home race meant that the team had many more PR activities in and around the circuit. As a result, Max Verstappen claimed that the entire weekend would be busy and hectic.

Max Verstappen, elmut Marko and Christian Horner
Max Verstappen, Helmut Marko and Christian Horner (Via: Imago)

On top of that, the Sprint race would add to the burden of the PR activities. The 26-year-old noted that the Sprint weekend would be hectic for him and the team. Additionally, the Dutchman highlighted the importance of getting the setup right in Austria to put up a grand performance in Austria.

It is another Sprint race this weekend, which always ends up being a hectic and busy weekend for us. It is really important to nail the set up of the car straight away and analyse how best we build and improve on our previous races.
Max Verstappen said, as reported by gpblog.com.

Red Bull’s struggling pace has caused them to get extremely close to the rivals during the races. Hence, the team will have to continue to implement in-season upgrades to close the window on the rivals. Ferrari and McLaren are extremely close to the Austrian constructor and could replicate their pace if not improve further on it.

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