Max Verstappen hopes to step on top of the podium in French Grand-Prix

Emirates Grand Prix de France
Le Castellet, Circuit Paul Ricard
18-20 June, 2021

Baku was a rollercoaster of a race for you and the Team. How do you feel reflecting on the race weekend?

Of course I would have liked to have won and it’s fair to say that we were on course to win in Baku, but that’s racing and these things happen.

Sometimes it’s out of your hands so we just have to keep going and move on. We are still leading the championship and of course I would like to be leading with more points but it is what it is.

    

Checo did well to keep Lewis at bay during the race. How important is it having both cars at the front in this close championship battle?

It’s great to have two cars up at the front fighting for the championship and also scoring the points. Baku was a great example of that and how it should be done. It’s great that Checo was able to make the gap to Mercedes bigger in the constructor’s championship and that he’s now third in the driver’s championship.

You’re still at the top of the drivers’ championship and we’ve extended our lead in the constructor’s. How are you feeling going into the French Grand Prix?

I’m feeling good but I’m sure that Mercedes will be very strong on the ‘normal’ tracks again, so we have to keep pushing and keep improving right to the very end because it’s never enough.

So far the season has been pretty good to us but we need to remember that there are still a lot of races ahead of us. I am happy with the race results that we have had so far and that we are leading the championship, but we also have to be there leading it in Abu Dhabi, that’s all that matters.
 

Tell us about the Circuit Paul Ricard, is it a track that you think we will perform well at?

The Circuit Paul Ricard is a fast track. There are a fast few corners towards the end of the lap and you also have to be quite careful with tyre degradation.

There’s also a lot of run off so sometimes it’s a bit weird because there is so much space, which is of course completely different than the two street circuits we’ve just been to. I’m looking forward to going back there and hopefully stepping on the top step of the podium.

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