“I came for some sun actually” : Max Verstappen on wet conditions on offer in Imola

“I came for some sun actually” : Max Verstappen on wet conditions on offer in Imola

The defending world champion, Max Verstappen has had a struggling start to his season. Despite winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix the Red Bull driver sits at the 6th position in drivers world championship. The root of his problems have the reliability of his Red Bull car. Max Verstappen has been forced to retire in two out of the three Grand Prix so far. The Red Bull driver aims to turn the tides in his rival’s home race, the Imola Grand Prix.

The Imola Grand Prix is forecasted to face wet conditions throughout the weekend. The drivers have already got their first taste of the rain in Free Practice 1 session. The Red Bull car is speculated bring upgrades to their car at this race. Their recruit, Max Verstappen is highly opportunistic to make the most of these upgrades. The Imola Grand Prix features a sprint race format, which limits the testing of these new parts. Moreover, the rain hampers the running the defending world champion would have hoped to get.

Max Verstappen Backs the Red Bull Crew for Fixing Issues on His RB18

Ferrari and Red Bull
Ferrari and Red Bull

Max Verstappen looking to defend his crown this season sits 46 points behind the championship leader, Charles Leclerc. Red Bull number 1 is hungry for a come back in form of good points this weekend to cover lost ground. The Red Bull team are highly optimistic that they have found a fix to their issues and Max Verstappen has acknowledge the same saying “team has worked hard to improve the reliability of the RB18”.

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The Red Bull team do not have a lot of data on these new parts they have added to their car yet. Max Verstappen was hopeful to hit the ground running and collect this data through the practice sessions. The conditions at the Imola Grand Prix predicted for rain throughout the weekend is not helping his cause. The Dutch at the press conference said “I came for some sun actually.”

The weekend at the Imola Grand Prix with a sprint race format pose a possibility of 34 points for a single driver. Max Verstappen facing a huge deficit in points to the rivals would be pushing his limits and those of RB18 to grab the maximum points for the Red Bull team.

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