Max Verstappen hopes to ‘make fans proud’ at Red Bull’s home race in Austria this weekend

Max Verstappen remains optimistic about securing his eight win of the season at Red Bull's home race this weekend.

Max Verstappen hopes to ‘make fans proud’ at Red Bull’s home race in Austria this weekend

Christian Horner and Max Verstappen (Via: Imago)

Max Verstappen won the Spanish GP after starting at P2 alongside pole-sitter Lando Norris. The Dutchman’s strong performance in Spain has highly motivated him for the upcoming race in Austria and hopes to perform well there too.

Max Verstappen managed to win the Spanish GP despite Red Bull not being the fastest car. The 26-year-old is very excited for the upcoming race because the Red Bull Ring track in Austria is their home race. He reckoned, the track offers many opportunities for overtaking, which should make the race thrilling for both drivers and fans. The Dutchman seemed very confident that the features of the Red Bull Ring will play to his strengths and provide plenty of chances.

The track lends itself to a lot of overtaking so I’m sure it will be an exciting race.
Max Verstappen said
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Verstappen expressed his optimism about the upcoming race. He recalled, they performed extremely well last season at this track and is hopeful they can do it once again. The 26-year-old claimed, he wants to make his fans proud by giving them another great performance coming weekend. Max Verstappen seemed very determined to work hard with his team to bring home another win.

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The team performed well here last year so hopefully we can do the fans proud this weekend and bring it home with another win.
Max Verstappen added

Max Verstappen claims Sprint race weekends are always ‘hectic’

The 2024 Austrian GP includes the season’s third sprint race. Max Verstappen said, sprint races were very hectic and busy for the team because, during sprint races, the schedule is tighter and there’s less time to make adjustments. This makes it crucial to have the car perfectly tuned from the start. Verstappen knows that having a well-setup car can make a big difference in performance, the team is determined and working hard to make this possible.

It is another Sprint race this weekend, which always ends up being a hectic and busy weekend for us.
Max Verstappen said
Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen
Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

The Dutchman highlighted the importance of getting the car setup just right from the beginning. He pointed out that it is very important to quickly figure out the best setups and to learn from their previous races to keep improving. He reckoned, this is especially important in Austria, where qualifying is always close and competitive. Having a car properly setup can give Red Bull and critical advantage in crucial conditions.

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, especially as qualifying is always close here.
Max Verstappen added

Certainly, the Red Bull driver reckoned upcoming races is their home race and they are confident to pull it off very strongly. Fans are eager to watch Max Verstappen dominating at the Red Bull Ring and give his best performance to make them proud.

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