Max looks ahead to Bahrain GP in Malaysia: 'Challenging'

Published on 30 September 2026 by Niels Hendrix

Max Verstappen finished second in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend and has now travelled to Malaysia for the Bahrain Grand Prix, that will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur.

Max said: “It was a great result and very strong race for the team in Baku. We had good pace and saw a lot of improvements, so we are hoping to continue this positive performance into this week too. Malaysia is an exciting track to drive and it is good to be back and have it on the calendar again. Of course, the last time we raced here was in 2017, when I won my second Grand Prix, so there are a lot of good memories and we can now see how these generation of cars will fare on this track. The circuit is quite challenging but nice to drive, with a mix of high-speed straights and sharp hairpins and the weather looks quite unpredictable too, so it will be interesting to see what the week will bring.”