Verstappen not worried about rain at Zandvoort: 'Doing our best'

With a comfortable lead in the world championship, Max Verstappen will appear at the start of next weekend's Dutch GP. The Dutchman is hugely looking forward to the home race.

Verstappen comes to the start freshly rested. He says: "The summer break was really good, I had a decent amount of time relaxing with friends. I'm excited to get going with the second half of the season now and what better way to start than in the Netherlands. It's an amazing track and of course, the fans are incredible there, so I'm definitely excited to get back on track. It looks like the weather could be temperamental there but I don't mind either way, wet or dry, we'll do our best to make sure we score maximum points."

Perez had good preparation

Teammate Sergio Perez is also back from holiday. The Mexican will try to secure second place in the world championship in the coming period. "I’ve had a great summer break, between being back in Mexico with my family and training hard. I feel fully fresh and ready to go. I’ve been in the Factory with my engineers this week, it’s always good to catch up after the break and we’ve done some very good preparation for the weekend and we’re fully ready for it."

Perez continued: "I want to pick up where I left off in Spa and be consistently on the podium and challenging for the remainder of the season. Zandvoort will be a tricky race, the field is getting tighter, but we just keep pushing and pushing as a Team and will try to give our very best and deliver a good result no matter what the weather does in Zandvoort."