Verstappen seeks to lay groundwork for 'stronger 2017'

Max Verstappen says he wants to utilise the final two races of the 2016 Formula One season to build “towards an even stronger” 2017 campaign, starting with this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

The Dutchman’s sophomore year in the sport has already been quite successful, as Verstappen graduated from Toro Rosso to the main Red Bull team after four events and became the youngest race winner in F1 history in Barcelona.

The 19-year-old have secured another five podiums, while his team has moved past Ferrari in the pecking order and continued to chip away at Mercedes.

“It is obviously the penultimate race of 2016,” Verstappen said ahead of the Interlagos event. “It is strange to think we are heading to Abu Dhabi in just a few weeks’ time, but I’m looking forward to finishing the year on a high and building towards an even stronger 2017.”

Talking about the characteristics of the Autodromo José Carlos Pace, the Spanish Grand Prix winner added: “I like the track in Brazil, it’s a really special layout with quite a bit of height elevation, and it is anti-clockwise which always adds a bit more fun to the challenge.

“The track is quite a technical layout, especially sector 2, it’s important to get this right for a quick lap. Like many of the circuits we race at it has had a lot of history and great moments over the years, this makes it one of the “special” ones on the calendar.”

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