'Bring On Next Two Races': Verstappen Ready For Qatar After Winning Championship
F1Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 10:00
Updated at Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 10:03
Red Bull Racing F1 driver Max Verstappen previewed the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix sprint weekend that comes just one week after a championship-winning race in Las Vegas.
After the 22nd round of the 2024 season in Las Vegas, where Max Verstappen secured his fourth championship title and became one of only six F1 drivers to do so, Formula 1 heads to Qatar this week.
The 2024 Qatar Grand Prix weekend is the second race of the final triple-header, the last sprint weekend of the season, and the penultimate race weekend of the season.
Max Verstappen won in Qatar last year and will be looking to repeat his success, although it will be more challenging this time as he most probably won't have the fastest car on the grid.
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old managed to bring the Championship title home even without having the fastest car. Speaking ahead of the race weekend in Qatar, Verstappen first talked about the championship title:
"Winning the championship was an incredible moment, and I'm so proud of what we have achieved as a team and of myself, too."
"This win really means a lot to us and being a four-time world champion is something I never thought possible."
"I want to thank everyone part of this success for all the support this year, what a season we have had."
"There were difficult moments, but we stuck together, never gave up and came back stronger, and this is what makes the season so special."
Despite having already won the championship, Verstappen is still fully focused on delivering maximum points for his F1 team. He added:
"Looking to Qatar, we are still focused for this race and it will be a busy one being a sprint weekend."
"Of course, the season is not over yet and we still want to keep the momentum going and bring home as many points as we can for the team, so bring on the next two races."
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