My first ausgp experience was a whirlwind! I had so much fun this year and hopefully will be back next year as well ๐
But seriously, how do people cope now that itโs over?
max about potentially racing in imola in december: โthere are worse places to be in the wintertime than in imola. so, yeah, it's a little bit colder than in the summer, it gets darker a bit sooner, but i think we're all clever enough to make sure that we don't drive in the dark.
and there is no tax issue. you just have to pay tax.โ
[f1 press conference]
charles says he removed social media from his phone and finds all rumours disrespectful:
"i've removed social media from my phone, so i don't see much of what's going on. obviously, you hear people talking, and many people in the team know what's going on. this isn't good for the team's serenity, even though in the end it's something we have little control over and we just need to maximize our results. in the factory, we absolutely need everyone to push in the same direction: by definition, when there are these rumors you end up wasting time talking about them instead of focusing on the right things.
it's never good and it's simply ugly to see. we're all trying to do our best, fred first and foremost, pushing ourselves to the limit. i find it a bit disrespectful to see so many rumors. it's part of our job to accept criticism, but when you keep spreading these things over and over again, at a certain point it becomes disrespectful."
29 years ago today, Jos Verstappen announced the birth of his son Max with this message.
"If Max has inherited the racing talents of both his parents a new F1 driver for the year 2020 has been born today."
Max ended up making his F1 race debut 5 years ahead of schedule in 2015.