The Dutchman returned to his coronation, the fourth in Formula 1, ensuring that he was not aiming for the record of seven crowns of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.
What is your reaction to this fourth consecutive title?
Max Verstappen : It’s nice of course. Growing up as a driver you see these statistics of legendary drivers, very impressive, and you just hope to get on a podium, win a race, maybe a title. It's already so hard to win one… You also need a bit of luck to be on the right team at the right time. This title is different from the others, we started the season well, but we had difficult races afterwards, that's where I'm proud of the team, we didn't have the fastest car, we stayed united, we did a lot of teamwork at the factory, we knew how to stay calm, we made very few mistakes. We maximized our potential.
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Christian Horner, the boss of your team, believes that this is your most impressive title…
I agree. Last year I had a dominant car, but I don't think people fully appreciated our ten-win streak. I'm very proud of this year because I think 70% of the time we didn't have the best car. We had a lot of problems in the middle of the season, things we didn't understand. We answered perfectly. Personally, I knew how to stay calm in these situations. I'm difficult to disturb, I'm always focused on the race, the driving. When I get in my car, I forget everything, the positive and the negative.
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Lewis Hamilton has seven titles. Do you think you can match or exceed it?
You always have to be on the right team to achieve this over such a long period of time. I don't think about it, but if it happens, so much the better. I am already very proud with four titles. Ultimately, one title or seven is the same, right? I know that if I still have the opportunity to fight for the trophy, even if I don't have the best car, I will do it. I'll give it my all when I'm behind the wheel. Also, in recent years I have progressed as a driver, I have become more complete. I can't wait to see what happens over the next few years.
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