Max Verstappen has modified his mindset now Red Bull have given him a automotive able to difficult for the championship, Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn stated on Monday.
The 23-year-old Dutch driver has gained as soon as this season and completed second within the two different races to take a seat second within the standings, eight factors behind Mercedes’ seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton.
“It’s clear that Max Verstappen is approaching this championship differently as a result of he lastly has a title-winning automotive,” Brawn wrote in a column on the formula1.com website.
“His mindset has changed and he’s got an eye on the whole championship.
“It had to change because when you’re a title contender, the focus has to be on consolidating when you’re not the fastest and when opportunities such as a mechanical issue for a rival or a Safety Car present themselves, you must be in a position to strike.”
Brawn stated Verstappen accepted there can be an ‘ebb and flow’ to the championship, with a file 23 races scheduled this season.
Verstappen, regardless of his younger age, is already a veteran of 122 grands prix with 11 wins however his focus has been extra on occasional success with Hamilton and Mercedes so dominant.
The subsequent race is in Spain on Sunday on the Barcelona circuit the place in 2016 he grew to become the game’s youngest ever race winner on the age of 18.
“We all the time knew this season can be up and down by way of the tracks we had been sturdy at and those Mercedes had been,” Verstappen said on Sunday.
“We scored good points here but I’m looking forward to Barcelona, a track that has more normal grip levels and where I have good memories. I think we will also see a clearer picture of how teams have been progressing.
“It’s a long season ahead so a lot can happen.”
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