As a driver, it is important to focus on yourself and believe in yourself, and there shouldn't be a reason why, when you are in F1 and there is more attention, you change your approach. Max Verstappen More Quotes by Max Verstappen More Quotes From Max Verstappen For me, it doesn't matter if you are fighting a world champion or not. Max Verstappen me you champion world 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 my-life me dad life 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 never you strong mind If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, 'Am I good enough?' - maybe there is a reason you're thinking that. Max Verstappen yourself good you thinking My dad always told me you have to be as quick as you can straight away 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 me you dad people My career is more important than girls. Max Verstappen than career more important I tell my engineers that they should not overload me with information. Max Verstappen tell me engineers information We are getting way too much info in the cockpit. Sometimes I switch off the display in my car! Max Verstappen car too-much sometimes way 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 think you situation happy I really want to thank Red Bull Racing and Dr. Helmut Marko for the confidence they have in me. Max Verstappen me confidence red racing I think, in general, not only in Formula One but just in a lot of sports, when younger people come in and they do well, there's always a bit of talk going on. I think that's pretty normal. Max Verstappen think always sports people There is no such thing as a low risk lap in Monaco. It doesn't exist if you want to be fast, because you have to be on the limit. Max Verstappen limit fast you want Ever since I was 7 years old, Formula 1 has been my career goal, so this opportunity is truly a dream come true. Max Verstappen true career dream opportunity Of course my dad went to Formula One, so I think that my dad is the better driver of the two. But I think, for a girl, my mom was not too bad, of course. Max Verstappen think dad girl mom I always wanted to be a racing driver. Even if it was not F1, it would be something else. Max Verstappen driver something always racing People always think they know better. In football, everybody thinks they can be 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 better experience football people if I don't believe I can do it, I can better stay at home. Max Verstappen It was good racing, it is always more enjoyable to be able to really push rather than just save your tires. Max Verstappen It's still a very long way to go and I know the gap of course is quite big, but I also know that can switch around very quickly. Max Verstappen Really happy we finally kick-started the season, it was a really tough race but a good race. We were both battling hard at the front. Max Verstappen
