Two weeks after being struck down by a stomach virus that prevented him from facing the previous day of the past Saudi Arabian GP, Max Verstappen, already at the Australian Grand Prixrevealed that he is still not fully recovered and assured that he will take advantage of the break after the appointment of Melbourne to get back in shape to reach 100% at the next appointment Azerbaijan. Moreover, he made sure that he underestimated the severity of the disease at the time jeddah.
“At home I was very sick, I could hardly walk. I felt like I was losing my lungs. I came into the weekend really thinking it was gone, because usually when you get sick, two or three days later, you are usually okay, you can do your workouts. But then, when I got in the car in the first free practice, even after just one lap I felt that I had to recover for two laps to breathe normally,” said the Dutchman. Despite this, on Sunday he managed to come back from 15th position to second, just behind his team-mate ‘Checo’ Pérez, both with one Red Bull more than any other.
“So it really affected me throughout the weekend, which I didn’t like, because it was one of the first races where I felt physically limited and it’s really frustrating when you’re in the car,” added Max.
feel better”
Verstappen said he felt better after this two-week break, but he still has time to be at his best physical level: “I’m trying to work, trying to improve, and I think he’s improved a lot. So normally this weekend should be fine.”
“I think it all comes together and Jeddah is a pretty tough track in general – when you’re not feeling well, you struggle. But these things unfortunately happen, you catch a virus… So hopefully from now on, for the rest of the term, it should be fine.”
“A couple of weeks ago I would have said that I really didn’t want to rest. But then I got sick and I’ve been struggling a bit since then, especially in the last race. Therefore, for me, those three weeks (break between Australia and Baku) are just to get back in order, to have a complete program. In a way, it’s probably good now,” said Max, who was present at the press conference before the third round of the season.
Of course, he clarified that it was “a bit strange” to have “three weeks off” after the Australian GP, ”especially at the start of the season”.
Source: La Verdad
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