Verstappen: I don't want the season to end
Verstappen: I don't want the season to end
Max Verstappen has claimed that he does not want the season to end following a campaign in which he has secured wins in Malaysia and Mexico, only to find himself down in sixth in the rankings after various engine failures.
The Dutchman is considered to be one of the stars of the future in Formula One and has recently signed a new contract with Red Bull which will take the partnership with the constructor to 2020.
Verstappen insisted he was looking forward to making an impact in the final Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi next week as it his last opportunity of the year to impress, whilst also discussing technical aspects of the host track on Sunday.
"We will of course try and end the season with a strong result in Abu Dhabi," he said.
"Last year was actually quite a good race after skipping a pit stop following a spin at Turn 1, it was hard to manage the tyres to the end of the race but we did it and finished fourth.
"I would say that my favourite part of the track is at Turns 2 and 3, the fast left, right. It's also very cool driving underneath the hotel and racing in the darkness with all the lights.
"The final sector at Yas Marina is actually quite technical so you have to be really precise there, but it should also be our strongest part of the track.
"There are quite a few overtaking opportunities to make the race interesting, before the long straight at the hairpin and then at the end of the straight under braking for the next chicane section."
The curtain will come down on the F1 season at Yas Marina, but even though Verstappen is looking forward to spending time with his loved ones, he wants to keep momentum going while feeling confident.
"Abu Dhabi is the last race on the calendar, but I don't actually want the season to end. I'm really fired up at the moment and I just want to keep going," he continued.
"The nice thing will be to spend some time with friends and family over the winter break and then I will look ahead to January and get back in to training before it all starts again."
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