Verstappen stays sharp: "That does make it more challenging"

Max Verstappen is in top form. After the Styrian Grand Prix he increased his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 18 points, and he and Red Bull Racing go into the new race weekend as the favourite. Yet the 14-time Grand Prix winner is tempering expectations.

The Dutchman remains realistic and down to earth. The dominant form of last weekend is no guarantee for a repeat performance.

"I did celebrate for a while but the season is long so we have to get our heads around it. We may be driving on the same circuit but with different tyres and possibly different weather conditions. Everyone has done a full race now and that makes it more challenging," said Verstappen in the press conference, which was also Formule1.nl is present.

Verstappen happy with orange stands

Last weekend around 15,000 fans were admitted to the Red Bull Ring, but during the Austrian GP the maximum number is 60,000. Verstappen is happy with the fact that many Dutch people made the crossing again. "We really missed that, that atmosphere around the circuit. It will be of great support, I hope we can make it a great weekend."