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Max Verstappen: I f**ked up the first six races

Max Verstappen: "I f**ked up the first six races"

14-11-2018 10:09

Max Verstappen admits he "f**ked up" the first six races of the season. The Dutchman was involved in a number of incidents prior to the Canadian Grand, peaking at his FP3 crash in Monaco. Since then, the 21-year-old has had a run of great results.

Because of this run, Verstappen goes into the final race weekend fighting Valtteri Bottas for fourth place. Had he started the season better, he could well have been in fourth or third already. In his latest interview, Verstappen confirms he's well aware.

“This year, the first six races, I basically f**ked up. Afterwards, we did a much better job," Verstappen said.

“It’s not really changing my approach to how I’m racing. I’m still the same person. I’m always going for the gap, you could see that in Mexico as well, I was there to win and not be second.

“I just wanted it too much initially. Sometimes my dad told me ‘when I’m going slow, I’m still going fast enough.’ I got that approach back after Monaco, and it seemed to make me faster than I was before, but without mistakes.”