Quotes from Max Verstappen

I was never Mad Max. I was just Max who was trying to get the best result for the team.

I grew up going to race rings, and I really enjoyed it.

I think it's always better to be in an F1 car because, in general, the car behaves itself.

Some drivers are like that. When they get a bit angry, they can perform better.

My dad always told me you have to be as quick as you can straight away out of the box. Some people say, 'Feel your way into it; build it up.' No. My dad would say, 'Straight away, you have to be there.' And I think that helps to warm up your tyres and brakes to be on it a bit more from lap one.

The world championship is what I am here for.

If you are a bit weak in your head, maybe you can train your mind, but it will never be your strong point.

It is very unfair, and on social media you have all these keyboard warriors who just type something, and they never say it to my face. That's very weak I find.

The only place that matters is first.

I get really tired of all the comments saying I should change my approach.

I think it is very important to not be too much on social media. You have a lot of positive comments but also negative ones, and at the end of the day, that shouldn't affect you, but it is much more important not to read it so you just don't know.

It changes from track-to-track, but when you are behind someone, you know after a few laps where they are weaker and stronger around the lap. You try to position yourself in the best possible way to attack them at a point they don't expect or at the point that they are just not as strong as you. That's how you try to get past.

Preparation for Monaco is a little different: you definitely build up a little bit slower throughout the weekend and pace yourself. It's important to find the limit carefully.

I have to say it was a very good start, a very good first season. I enjoyed it a lot, scored good points and gained a lot of experience.

You always try to fight for yourself, isn't it? You try to do the best possible job.

The biggest critic I have in my life is my dad, so everything else is just a breeze; it doesn't really matter to me.

Overtaking is one thing. That is an art. But defending as well. You should be able to defend your position.

Of course there will be difficult times, and there will be more in the future, but I know what I have to do in the car.

It is not only about just doing a fast lap. You also need to use your brains and be clever, and I think that is what makes you a complete driver at the end.

I want to win because I am the fastest out there instead, not by luck; then it means a lot more to you.

To just slow yourself down, just to not do anything and drive around - I'm not like that. I'm not here to fill up the field.

Sometimes I watch a football match, and I think I know better, but at the end of the day, we don't. So I think people need to appreciate more what we are trying to achieve in the car.

Ever since I was 7 years old, Formula 1 has been my career goal, so this opportunity is truly a dream come true.

Of course my dad went to Formula One, so I think that my dad is the better driver of the two. But I think, for a girl, my mom was not too bad, of course.