Max Verstappen has insisted he retains “a variety of confidence” in Pink Bull regardless of its lacklustre begin to the brand new F1 marketing campaign.
The Milton Keynes-based squad has failed to position itself on the head of the pecking order this 12 months, with Mercedes establishing a agency lead over the competitors.
It has additionally suffered two DNF’s within the opening two rounds, with Isack Hadjar retiring in Australia earlier than Verstappen was compelled to park up final outing in China.
Regardless of the setbacks, Verstappen is optimistic concerning the procedures Pink Bull has in place to get again to the entrance of the sector.
“The primary two races have been a bit more difficult than we’d have appreciated and it was unlucky that we needed to retire the automobile in China with an ERS cooling problem,” the four-time champion stated.
“There’s nonetheless quite a bit to do, nonetheless, I’ve a variety of confidence within the group and so they have reviewed these points and have been working onerous to optimise the efficiency of the automobile.”
The third spherical of the F1 marketing campaign takes place this weekend across the Suzuka Circuit, dwelling of the Japanese GP.
Verstappen secured victory on the occasion 12 months in the past – a situation that appears much less probably this 12 months given Pink Bull’s struggles.
“Heading into Suzuka, that is certainly one of my favorite tracks to race at, with a number of high-speed corners,” Verstappen added.
“There’s a variety of historical past at this circuit for the group and it’s one I all the time stay up for coming again to.
“It’s good to additionally spend a little bit of time in Tokyo earlier than heading to Suzuka, so we’re trying ahead to a few days there too.”
