“Of course there will be difficult times, and there will be more in the future, but I know what I have to do in the car.” – Max Verstappen
“The biggest critic I have in my life is my dad, so everything else is just a breeze; it doesn’t really matter to me.” – Max Verstappen
“I want to rely on my gut feeling. Isn’t that what made great race drivers in the end?” – Max Verstappen
“The world championship is what I am here for.” – Max Verstappen
“I think if you show respect on the track to each other, and you do clean overtaking moves, then they get respect for you.” – Max Verstappen
“I’m normally not really an angry person. Maybe some other people have a different opinion.” – Max Verstappen
“It is very unfair, and on social media, you have all these keyboard warriors who just type something, and they never say it to my face. That’s very weak I find.” – Max Verstappen
“I never even think of the mental side of things because I never had any issues.” – Max Verstappen
“If you are a bit weak in your head, maybe you can train your mind, but it will never be your strong point.” – Max Verstappen
“I just enjoy it and drive as fast I can. But so many people think your psychology is such a massive thing. For me, it’s not necessary.” – Max Verstappen
“Overtaking is one thing. That is an art. But defending as well. You should be able to defend your position.” – Max Verstappen
“You always have to believe in yourself, and I had that from karting.” – Max Verstappen
“If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, ‘Am I good enough?’ – maybe there is a reason you’re thinking that.” – Max Verstappen
“Sometimes I watch a football match, and I think I know better, but at the end of the day, we don’t. So I think people need to appreciate more what we are trying to achieve in the car.” – Max Verstappen
“You always try to fight for yourself, isn’t it? You try to do the best possible job.” – Max Verstappen
“If you are a bit weak in your head, maybe you can train your mind, but it will never be your strong point.” – Max Verstappen
“We are getting way too much info in the cockpit. Sometimes I switch off the display in my car!” – Max Verstappen
“People always think they know better. In football, everybody thinks they can be a head coach and do it better. It’s the same in F1: they always know better, even if they have no experience of it.” – Max Verstappen
“I want to win because I am the fastest out there instead, not by luck; then it means a lot more to you.” – Max Verstappen
“For me, it doesn’t matter if you are fighting a world champion or not.” – Max Verstappen
“My ultimate dream is just to become world champion, and not only once. So that’s my dream, and it doesn’t matter with which team it is.” – Max Verstappen
“Of course I think everybody has moments in their careers when they’re frustrated, or you’re not happy with the current situation.” – Max Verstappen
“My dad always told me you have to be as quick as you can straightaway out of the box. Some people say, ‘Feel your way into it; build it up.’ No. My dad would say, ‘Straight away, you have to be there.’ And I think that helps to warm up your tyres and brakes to be on it a bit more from lap one.” – Max Verstappen
“It is not because others tell me I have to change my driving style that I will change.” – Max Verstappen
“I did like history. I was always quite interested and got good grades as well.” – Max Verstappen
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