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Verstappen: Hungary chance for one of best races

Max Verstappen says the Hungarian Grand Prix could prove to be one of Toro Rosso's "best races of the season".

While Toro Rosso has looked strong in qualifying at a number of high-speed circuits, it has yet to translate in to results from high grid positions. However, Verstappen believes the lower speed characteristics of the Hungaroring will be good for the team this weekend.

“I’ve raced at the Hungaroring in Formula 3 and it’s a bit of a Mickey Mouse track," Verstappen said. "I’m looking forward to racing there with an F1 car; I think the circuit will suit our car and I’m optimistic we can fight for a good result. This could be one of our best races of the season."

Verstappen also says he will maintain an aggressive approach despite the Hungaroring being a notoriously difficult circuit for overtaking in the past.

"Qualifying will be a key part of the weekend as in Hungary it is very difficult to overtake during the race, but, as always, I will do my best and try to overtake every time the opportunity arises.

"I have seen the city a bit and it’s one of the nicest we visit. After this race, we have our summer break, but I’m not really looking forward to it: I’d prefer to have another three races in the three weeks off!”

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.