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Italian GP Preview: F1 star Max Verstappen hoping to end Monza struggles
Updated On: 09 September, 2022 06:58 PM IST | Milan | AP
Formula One champion Max Verstappen is feeling unusually optimistic about his chances to finally get a good result at the Italian Grand Prix
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Red Bull Racing`s Dutch driver Max Verstappen arrives for the first practice session ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza. Photo/AFP
Formula One champion Max Verstappen is feeling unusually optimistic about his chances to finally get a good result at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza is the only circuit where Verstappen has never even finished on the podium, with the Red Bull driver`s best result being fifth in 2018. Verstappen did not even manage to finish the past two editions of the Italian GP at all, with his retirement last year coming after a spectacular crash with title rival Lewis Hamilton, who was also forced to abandon the race. However, the Dutch driver will take to the track on Sunday on the back of four straight wins and with his Red Bull having had a superior straight-line speed all season, which is crucial on one of F1`s fastest tracks.
"We`ve always been slow on the straights, so then it`s normal when you get here that it`s never going to be a good weekend," Verstappen said when asked about his previous problems at Monza. "And besides that, you know, a few technical issues as well around this track and we always had to take engine penalties around here as well. So naturally, it`s never going to be amazing. "But now I think with straight-line speed, it can be a completely different weekend for us." Verstappen`s dominant performances have seen the championship leader build a 109-point advantage over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Pérez, with just seven races remaining.
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