Max Verstappen says any feeling of complacency is “not allowed” getting into the ultimate 9 races of the System 1 season.
The Purple Bull driver enjoys an 80-point lead within the championship over nearest rival Charles Leclerc, which means he might end second at each race to the Monegasque and nonetheless retain his title.
Nonetheless, Verstappen insists he is not going to be extra conservative on the run to Abu Dhabi in his continuous pursuit of perfection.
“I believe it could be unsuitable to chill out,” he mentioned on Thursday forward of the Belgian Grand Prix. “So many issues can nonetheless go unsuitable, or can go proper.
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“I believe that the intention for us is that we need to win extra races this season. That’s how we method the remaining races.
“We don’t need to give wins to different groups only for being secure, there’s nonetheless 9 races to go, we’re focusing on to win 9 races.
“Not solely profitable however we need to be constant, we don’t need to retire. We had our little points to start with however we’ll see how aggressive we will probably be.”
And whereas the percentages of turning into a two-time world champion are very a lot in his favour, Verstappen very a lot rejects any feeling of complacency.
“It’s not allowed,” he said. “That may occur if you cease racing. If that may be the case, then it’s additionally time to cease racing since you don’t need it sufficient anymore.”
One purpose Max can probably goal for is the report for many wins in a single season, at the moment held by each Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel with 13.
“If it occurs, it could be nice. It’s one other 5 wins I believe to be equal,” Verstappen famous.
“I believe thus far this season, it’s at all times been tremendous shut for a win anyway between Ferrari and us. I don’t suppose it could be very straightforward to beat that report.”