Max Verstappen admits that it is probably not doable for him to win one other Grand Prix this season, however he needs to see Purple Bull, which reveals larger consistency than in 2026.
The defending champion slid 97 factors to championship chief Oscar Piastri, regardless of his dash victory in Belgium. Whereas acknowledging that he has not been concerned within the title struggle this 12 months, Verstappen believes there are nonetheless necessary classes to study OVEFR for the remainder of the season, pointing to bettering the predictability of the automotive as an necessary goal after summer season trip.
“We all the time need a respectable end,” Verstappen stated. “In fact, everybody’s focus is already so much till 2026. However what we have to try to obtain is extra constant motion and outcomes.
“I do not know (whether or not or not a victory is feasible). It’s totally troublesome to say after a weekend like (Hungary). However you by no means know. There could all the time be surprises.”
Verstappen additionally has practicality about Purple Bull’s battle, saying that his run in 4 consecutive championships is inevitable at one stage.
“I am simply preserving every part impartial, so I am not overly optimistic or pessimistic,” he stated. “(Greater than in 2025) I used to be like this: ‘Effectively, we see’. In fact, we nonetheless hope to win some races right here and there. And we nonetheless received two races. However yeah, that is troublesome.
“However however, we additionally must acknowledge that McLaren did an ideal job from final 12 months till this 12 months, and from our facet, that is a bit harder.
“(The current format) isn’t a surprise. In fact, trying on the issues we now have, I’ve actually bought a whole lot of good outcomes on the opposite facet over 4 years.
Probably the most current main adjustments got here within the type of Laurent Mekie, changing Christian Horner because the principal of the Purple Bull group. Verstappen believes Mekies has gotten off to a optimistic begin in his new function.
“He is very open-minded,” he stated. “In fact, it will get higher and higher – the communication we now have – however it’s actually going effectively.”
