I am Max Verstappen, not Ayrton Senna or Schumi
end of the day, whether they don’t respect me or do, it doesn’t make a difference. He is very quick. He knows when to perform and is very experienced too. And he is a very good teammate. We can have a good laugh, share all the information, which is very good. So I am very happy that he is my teammate. It is a bit difficult to say because now with the new cars it is all about the development of the car. So whosoever will be the best in that, for sure will win the championship. At the moment I do not know. It is pretty hard to say. The team is working very hard and I have to try and stay positive. It’s definitely not nice at the moment and I’m very disappointed again but it’s also very important to keep pushing everyone forward as there are many races to go. We just hope that the next race is better. We will try to do better at Silverstone.
YOUNG AND EXCITING The Dutch driver wants to carve out his own legacy in Formula One
with the team next season. The championship leader is out of contract at the end of the year but Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne set out his team’s position .
“I made it very clear that if he wants to stay then we’ll just renew it. It’s up to him,” Marchionne said.
Force India believe F1 is moving in the direction of a franchise future under new owners Liberty Media. “Liberty are making very clear indications of where they want to take the sport and that could lead to either longterm licences or franchises,” deputy principal Bob Fernley said.
McLaren say they must have a competitive engine next season but are prepared to give Honda as much time as possible before deciding.
“It’s still very much a work in progress,” said The team’s executive director Zak Brown. “We need to figure out our relationship with them moving forward, soon.”
Anirban Lahiri, who celebrated his 30th birthday a fortnight ago, is all excited about returning to the European Tour after few months away from it. Lahiri will tee up at the Scottish Open on Thursday in his first appearance on the European Tour since the Indian Open in March.
Lahiri has been following a regulated schedule knowing that the second half of the year will be packed. With his place in the FedEx Cup play-offs confirmed – he is currently 46th and the top 125 golfers will play in the series.
“It’s been a long while away
The more you achieve the more they respect you. But for me, at the end of the day, whether they don’t respect me or do, it doesn’t make a difference.