Max Verstappen doesn’t pay attention to the hype surrounding Mercedes
While the whole paddock awaits a strong weekend from Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen pays little attention to it.
Mercedes is arriving at the French Grand Prix with numerous improvements, and the Paul Ricard track seems suited to the extreme concept of the W13. This situation has generated a lot of discussion in the paddocks, and the silver arrows are expected to be highly competitive this weekend.
Red Bull, on the other hand, has just had two Grand Prix races without a win, and is determined to reclaim the top step of the podium this weekend. Mercedes has not yet achieved higher than third place in 2022. Max Verstappen has stated that he does not want to contribute to the excitement around Mercedes this weekend.
When asked about the possibility of a strong Mercedes weekend, Max Verstappen preferred to talk about his Austrian weekend and mentioned the French Grand Prix. We didn’t have the best package on the car in Austria. If this weekend [in Austria] was a bad weekend and we manage to finish second, then it’s a good sign. We need to understand how to make our car faster and not make the same mistakes again.
Later, the same question was asked to him again, and once again, the Dutchman claimed not to be thinking about it. « I don’t know, maybe. I don’t pay attention to others. It’s more important to bring out the best in ourselves because right now the situation is not that easy. »
