Verstappen still thinking about winning world title

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15:38, 04 Jun 2019

Max Verstappen has not forgotten his goal of becoming F1 World Champion despite Mercedes’ dominance in the current state of play.

Verstappen has finished either third or fourth in every race so far this season but is yet to beat a Mercedes driver at any race.

The Dutchman’s impressive driving has seen him compete with the Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, but he is not in title contention again this season.

Verstappen is aiming to be closer to Mercedes in Canada this weekend, and admits that they need to do more to fight for the title.

He told ServusTV: “They have a high top speed. I am very motivated to end up on the podium. Of course I want to win, but now that Mercedes is so strong is not easy.

“We have to get closer anyway to be able to think of the world championship. Of course you always think about it, but ultimately you have to try to get the best out of it every weekend. We have done that so far, perhaps with the exception of Monaco, but for a championship title we have to do even better.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	136
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	132
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	85
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	83
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	31
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Verstappen still thinking about winning world title

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