Max Verstappen is 'absolutely' ready to be world champion

  • Published on 13 Jan 2017 13:30
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  • By: Fergal Walsh

Max Verstappen is adamant that he is "absolutely" ready to win the world championship in 2017. Red Bull are favourites to provide a car that will challenge Mercedes in 2017, with aerodynamic guru Adrian Newey spearheading the project. Verstappen is tipped for a successful future in F1 after two impressive seasons with Toro Rosso and Red Bull, collecting one win and seven podiums this season.

Verstappen. 19, said: "Am I ready for the championship? Absolutely. I have been ready since my first race in 2015 with Toro Rosso," he told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. 2017 will be Verstappen's first full season in a Red Bull, after he joined the Austrian team last year after the Russian Grand Prix. "If you are in the best car, racing is so much easier," he says.

"If I had already had a good car, I know I would have scored victories for sure," Verstappen, who actually won the Spanish grand prix last May, added. "I have spent the past two seasons learning so much. From crashes to mistakes to wrong pitstops. But if you are in the best car, many of those problems go away and everything is a lot easier."

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