Perfect test week for Red Bull and Verstappen: 'Can be satisfied with this'.
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Max Verstappen can look back at a successful winter test in Bahrain. With his team Red Bull Racing the Dutchman didn't have any problems and seems to have got things sorted out better than last year. The Red Bull-driver looks happy after the last session.
Verstappen ready to go
Red Bull Racing hope to finally close the gap to Mercedes in 2021, and if the winter test is any indication, Verstappen might finally be in contention for the world title. The Dutchman isn't shouting it from the rooftops just yet, but he is certainly happy at the moment.
''Yes, we can be very satisfied with this. We haven't had any problems and just drove our programme. I do think we are in a better position than last year, the car is a bit more predictable, so that's nice. You just leave here without any big questions about whether everything will hold and how the balance is,'' Verstappen said at Ziggo Sport.
On to the first F1 race
Verstappen knows his team isn't there yet. ''A race weekend is different, and you don't know how much fuel the competition is using. The feeling is positive though.'' Asked if Verstappen can now live more calmly towards the upcoming Grand Prix, the Dutchman is again very level-headed.
''I always arrive calm, whether it's good or bad. You can only get the best out of yourself, and then of course it depends on the car where you are on the grid. For now it's all been good from our side, but my attitude doesn't change'', Verstappen concludes.