Verstappen finally admits he was "overdriving" at the start of 2018
16:38, 29 Oct 2018
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Max Verstappen has finally admitted he needed to back off after a rough start to the 2018 season. The Dutchman won yesterday's Mexican Grand Prix in complete contrast to his messy, mistake driven start.
The stack of mistakes reached his height after crashing in practice and qualifying at Monaco. Since then, he has won two races and finished on the podium six times.
"My dad always told me in go-karting, back in the day, if I was maybe overdriving or something, he would always tell me, 'Max, even if you think you are not going fast enough, it's still fast enough'," Verstappen said in an interview on Autosport.
"So basically, for my feeling, I just backed it out a little bit and that seems to make me a bit faster."
"I think in the beginning of the season I was always overdriving maybe a little bit," he said in an interview for F1's official YouTube channel.
"I wanted a result too much. So, I just basically slowed down a bit, which made me faster."
The 21-year-old will race in his 100th Grand Prix next season. As Honda join forces with Red Bull. A maturer Verstappen could well put the Bull's into a strong position next season.
Seeing Verstappen on the top step yesterday could be a glimpse of the future.
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