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Verstappen is all alone again: ''Is that what comes up first?''

Verstappen is all alone again: ''Is that what comes up first?''

09-10-2020 06:33 Last update: 10:13

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Prior to the Eifel Grand Prix weekend, Max Verstappen had a unique interview with the German outlet RTL. No list of standard questions, but a Google search list to talk about with the Dutchman.

Verstappen is on your own again

In his sixth year in Formula 1, Verstappen has long since ceased to be a stranger and, as a Dutch celebrity, there is, of course, a lot of searches of his name on Google. For the interview with RTL, the options that are put forward when you enter 'Max Verstappen' were presented to the Dutchman.

''That starts off nicely," Verstappen joked when he saw 'Max Verstappen girlfriend'. ''Is that the first thing that comes up? Okay. No, no girlfriend. I'm only single again," revealed the driver of Red Bull Racing, who recently was in a relationship. 

''At the moment I'm not thinking about Ferrari. You never know what will happen in the coming years, but now I am happy at Red Bull and would like to race here for some more years. The same goes for Mercedes. Maybe there will be some opportunities in a couple of years, but then I'm not working on it yet," said Verstappen.

No world title in 2020

The next sentence option is about the 'few' victories he has to his name. ''That's true, but there's not much I can do about it at the moment," said Verstappen, who doesn't want to judge whether he is the best driver. ''I leave that to the fans, I think that's best. What do you think, Kai?," asked Verstappen, who reflects the question back to the journalist. ''At the moment I think so, but compared to all the drivers in the past I don't know," said Kai Ebel.

Then there is his chance of coming second in the Championship in 2020, but Verstappen does not share the hope of his fans. ''I don't think I will be vice-world champion. In the beginning it might have been feasible, but with three DNFs it won't be. In the end, that doesn't matter to me at all. The only thing that matters is that title. Vice World Champion, P3 or P4 is not important to me," concluded Verstappen.