Verstappen, drowned in the death of the owner of Red Bull

Max Verstappen He couldn’t hide his sadness at the confirmed news Austin. Before the classification, the death of the owner of Red BullDietrich Mateschitzwhich owns 49% of the energy drink brand and owns the team red bull. With that news, the Dutch driver had to go off track to play for pole, which eventually went to Carlos Sainz. Consequently, when he got out of the car, the two-time F1 world champion referred to the death of Dietrich with sadness, hurt because he could not dedicate the pole to him, but hoped to be able to honor him this Sunday with a victory and victory of Builders World Cup.

“It’s been hard news for everyone. What it means for Red Bull, for the whole sport and for me… everything it has done for me, for my career and in general for my life… It’s very difficult.”he expressed when getting out of his car, which he will start 2nd after Sainz this Sunday in Austin.

“Without him I wouldn’t be here and it’s very difficult for everyone. Luckily, I saw him a few weeks ago and we were able to stay for a few hours. But today is still a difficult day,” he added at a subsequent press conference.

“We tried to give everything in qualifying, but we fell a little short. We still have the race ahead of us and we’ll try to make him proud tomorrow”he added, knowing that despite the loss of the pole, his race speed should be higher than Ferrari’s due to his better tire management, an important point that allowed him to sweep the second part of the course.

“Our race car is usually stronger in qualifying.. In ‘quality’ it is a matter of small differences and if we can understand the wheel better, it will make a difference. We are there and I look forward to a good race”, completed. Max is going for his 13th win. By Dietrich Mateschitz. Rest in peace.