I always wanted to be a racing driver. Even if it was not F1, it would be something else. Max Verstappen More Quotes by Max Verstappen More Quotes From Max Verstappen My first memory of motor racing - I think it was just attending a go kart race. Max Verstappen memorygothinkracing For me, it doesn't matter if you are fighting a world champion or not. Max Verstappen meyouchampionworld 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-lifemedadlife 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 neveryoustrongmind If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, 'Am I good enough?' - maybe there is a reason you're thinking that. Max Verstappen yourselfgoodyouthinking 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 meyoudadpeople My career is more important than girls. Max Verstappen thancareermoreimportant I tell my engineers that they should not overload me with information. Max Verstappen tellmeengineersinformation We are getting way too much info in the cockpit. Sometimes I switch off the display in my car! Max Verstappen cartoo-muchsometimesway 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 thinkyousituationhappy I really want to thank Red Bull Racing and Dr. Helmut Marko for the confidence they have in me. Max Verstappen meconfidenceredracing 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 thinkalwayssportspeople 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 limitfastyouwant 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 truecareerdreamopportunity 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 thinkdadgirlmom 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 betterexperiencefootballpeople 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
