Will Vegas be a problem for Verstappen? 'I've hit the wall more often!'
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- Ludo van Denderen
Max Verstappen also travels from Europe back across the ocean to the United States, where the Las Vegas Grand Prix takes place. A Great Unknown for teams as well as drivers. Whereas Verstappen can probably almost drive a lap around the Spa-Francorchamps or Barcelona circuits with his eyes closed, he has yet to do his first real lap in the gambling city.
So a new job, a new challenge. Also for a driver who has basically already experienced everything in his career. "I'll deal with that once I arrive at the track," Verstappen said in Brazil about how exciting the challenge is for him. "There's still a lot to do. I still need to go on the simulator."
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Still, the three-time world champion is not completely unprepared. "I still don't even know the track, to be honest. So, the last time I tried it on the F1 game, I think I hit more walls than I was going straight. So, let’s hope that’s not the case when I start driving there!"
In any case, Verstappen is aware of it: the race in Las Vegas, on a track with brand new asphalt and with the expected cold. "It will be very different to here: very low temperatures, of course in the night there. Street circuit. We have no experience there. We don't know the track grip. All new. So maybe it will give you a few surprises. I don't know," Verstappen said.