Max ahead of Azerbaijan GP: 'Important to have stable weekend.'

Published on 18 September 2025 by Stefan Meens

Ahead of the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, Max Verstappen spoke with the international media in the Baku paddock. The Oracle Red Bull Racing driver has arrived at the street circuit having won the Italian Grand Prix a fortnight ago. “Monza was of course an incredible result. It really gave everyone in the team a boost. I’m looking forward to seeing how competitive we’ll be around here, but it’s difficult to predict. We made progress, but this circuit is very different compared to Monza.”

The Dutchman continued: “Every circuit has different demands. Baku has a lot of slow corners and a lot of 90-degree corners; that’s never been our strong point. It’s a challenging track with not much grip. Usually, the track surface is pretty green but improves rapidly through the weekend. Like Monza, we need to have a stable weekend and not go to in wildly different directions set-up wise. We’ll try to achieve the same as in Monza.”

After his win in Italy, Max visited the Red Bull Powertrains facility in Milton Keynes. “It was great to catch up and show my face. The facilities are incredible. All that’s needed for this project is available, it’s impressive”, said the reigning champion. “We know it’s a huge challenge to develop our own power unit, but it’s great to see how everything is coming together for when it starts in about six months. It’s not that far away.”

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