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Verstappen expects a 'busy' and 'hectic' Austrian GP weekend
- Tygo Bekkema
Max Verstappen hopes to take his winning feeling to Austria. The Dutchman was the best in Barcelona last weekend after an exciting battle against Lando Norris. The triple world champion has looked ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix in a statement from his team. Of course, the Red Bull Ring is home to Red Bull Racing, and Verstappen is looking to triumph at his team's home for the fifth time in his career.
"We always feel really welcome and enjoy coming back to Austria, being a home race for Red Bull. The scenery and mountains around here are great and it is always good to see the Orange Army fans here and really feel that support from the grandstand," stated Verstappen.
Verstappen expects a 'hectic' and 'busy' weekend
Verstappen hopes for a successful and fruitful race, but also sees challenges ahead with the sprint weekend format. "It is another Sprint race this weekend, which always ends up being a hectic and busy weekend for us. It is really important to nail the set up of the car straight away and analyse how best we build and improve on our previous races, especially as qualifying is always close here. The track lends itself to a lot of overtaking so I’m sure it will be an exciting race. The team performed well here last year so hopefully, we can do the fans proud this weekend and bring it home with another win." Concluded Verstappen, who won last year's race at the Red Bull Ring.