Max Verstappen Quotes

What we need to make sure we do as a team is build the quickest car on the grid - if we have the quickest car, we can do it!

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start

It's not how you come out of the starting blocks.

Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do.

The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

You never really know how quick you are before you reach F1.

When you're in a car which can win every race, or fight for a win every race, that is pressure.

When I get in the car I love my wife and kids more than anything, but I'm not thinking about that side of things. I'm thinking about the car, I'm thinking about the race and I'm thinking about how to make the car faster.

I'm going to focus on speed, doing little things like my turns and my starts - just speed.

When I am behind and I am looking ahead and there is that line in front of you, of that guy, of winning and losing, then I really hang it out there and take big risks to make the speed up, and then I'm pretty good at passing.

When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.

If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference.

I think my speed is one of my biggest assets.

I know a lot is going to be on our shoulders, especially the way we're starting games out. We have to start faster; I have to be sharper from the start, and I will be. And I'm confident that if we can get this thing started out a little better each week that we can get on that roll and be tough to stop.

My speed is something that has made a difference to my whole career. When I've felt quick and I'm moving well, it makes a huge difference to my entire game. When I feel a bit slower, I end up doing a lot more defending. When I'm a bit quicker to the ball, I feel I can attack a lot more.

First of all you need to have speed. If you only have experience and don't have the speed, then you are never going to get the speed. This is the main point. So you are better off getting someone quick and you develop him with experience.

Speed is something I always worked on really hard.

In World Series, everything is a bit slower than F1. But each time I sit in the car, whether it is World Series or F1, once I am in the cockpit, I am mentally prepared for what the car is. I don't have to physically drive it to remember what it is doing.

My special thing is my speed. I'm fast.

I have to be ready: I am focused, physically fit, ready to get in a car and go fast.

If you come to Formula One you have already proved that you are able to adapt and learn and be fast.

Generally, when I have a faster car, I just drive around the lapped cars that I'm lapping.

I doubt I'm the fastest player in the world!

There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.