Verstappen 'disappointed' with Spa, looks for boost at special milestone weekend

19:45, 30 Jul

byKimberley Hoefnagel

Max Verstappen is still disappointed with the results in the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, yet, he is traveling to Hungary with full confidence, also celebrating a special milestone.

"We head into Hungary this week and it is my 200th race with the Team so it is great to take time to look back at all the successes we have achieved as a Team and look ahead to the future as well," Verstappen says ahead of the race weekend at the Hungaroring.

The Hungarian Grand Prix is the last race before the summer break. An important moment for Red Bull Racing, as the Dutchman acknowledges. "This is the final push before summer break, where the Team can recover and recharge a bit before the second half of the season."

Verstappen reflects on the Belgian GP

The Dutchman was vocal about the FIA's decision to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Reflecting on the last weekend, Verstappen added: "Spa ended up being a bit disappointing for us; we set up for a wet race and ultimately did not drive a wet race, but we will take learnings from the race and try to improve and keep working at our performance."

Verstappen on his way to the Hungaroring

The Dutchman remained cautious ahead of the next challenge at the Hungarian Grand Prix. "The Hungaroring hasn’t always been our strongest track. I like the technical second sector but it is, of course, difficult to overtake so we will need to make sure we have a good qualifying session and it is very important there to find the right balance of the car."

Tsunoda also looks ahead

After the pit stop from intermediates to slicks in Spa, the Japanese driver fell out of the points.

About the upcoming weekend, he said: "I am looking forward to getting back in the car this weekend. Things felt really positive during and after Qualifying with the updated floor on the car. The race didn’t go to plan, but the performance I felt in the car has given me confidence moving into the final race before summer break."

He concluded: "We are working well as a Team, we have some things to work on to get us to the next level. This weekend is all about getting consistency in performance across all the sessions to send us into the break well."