Max Verstappen says he’s”very excited” to the GP even though a back-of-the-grid start, using the Dutchman prepared to flaunt his overtaking skills.
After the disappointment of a first-lap DNF at Belgium, Verstappen heads to Monza with a brand new Spec 4 Honda engine and, such as Red Bull team-mate Alex Albon and Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat last weekend, is set to launch from the rear row of the grid for this, combined with Pierre Gasly.
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However, Verstappen is adopting the challengeas it’s a race he did not expect to have a chance of winning because of Ferrari and Mercedes’ strength advantage at F1’s fastest monitor.
“I am actually really excited,” he told Sky Sports. “Obviously we must start from the back and perform a while but generally when you look at it I think this track is going to be a battle for us due to this straight-line speed Ferrari has, along with also Mercedes needless to say is more powerful on the straights than us.
“I think realistically, perhaps you are able to fight Mercedes if you begin there but it’s still going to be hard. Why not start in the trunk, have a penalty and try and come through to fifth. Maybe a little rain on Sunday would be nice.”
There is a threat of showers throughout the weekend and Verstappen, a celebrity F1 2019 celebrity who’s third in the championship, admitted that a wet race would create Red Bull”more competitive”.
The 21-year-old doesn’t believe he’ll be in the hunt for the podium.
“You are able to overtake,” Verstappen told reporters. “The problem is we aren’t that competitive compared to Ferrari or Mercedes.
“You will find different monitors where I began in the back and finished on the podium since we’d really great pace and we can do a different strategy .
“I believe around here, I do not hope to go for a podium but if we can return to fifth, let us say in a standard race without any incidents, I think that is a fantastic outcome for us.”
Verstappen has started reduced or 16th onto the grid five occasions in his Red Bull career, and it has procured two podiums from those races.
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