Verstappen: “We have made a very positive step forward”

The light of Miami During the long break that began after the end of the Japanese GP, Max Verstappen’s general dissatisfaction was such that the four-time world champion had even thought about retiring from Formula 1. A level of competitiveness from Red Bull that had decidedly disappointed the Dutchman, who, however, returned to smiling during the Sprint qualifications of the Miami Grand Prix. Convincing progress Author of 5th place ahead of Russell’s Mercedes and behind Leclerc’s Ferrari, Verstappen seemed happier with the progress made by the Milton Keynes team, although the latter does not yet allow the #3 to be able to fight for pole position. Demonstrating the greater serenity of the 28-year-old were the words of the latter, who however highlighted the aspects that still need to be perfected: “We have taken a step forward – he commented to the microphones of the official F1 channel – we are certainly still working on many things, but it has been a really positive step for us. In the last few races we were more than a second behind, while now we have halved the gap and this is positive. We are still very weak in the first sector, which is largely high speed, so we know we have to work on that. For the rest everything seemed a little more compact, also regarding the car, and we are very happy with this.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-02 08:37:00