“I am looking forward to racing again this week. Not racing at Imola was the right decision and I know it was not taken lightly, but some things are obviously more important than the races. and this was one of those occasions”, says the two-time world champion and leader of the 2023 F1 World Championship.
KNOW MORE: F1 resolves to suspend the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
The Imola race hopes to be able to fit into the calendar later, but the tightness of dates make it implausible.
This season there was 24 planned racesalthough the ccancellation of the Chinese GP in April and this unfortunate event in Italy could leave the count at 22.
KNOW MORE: In Ferrari they admit that “the year did not start” as expected
Looking ahead to Monaco, Verstappen believes that “qualifying is very important”, so they have to make sure “to be as strong as possible in that session”.
The entrance Verstappen appreciates the decision not to race at Imola was first published on newspaper TODAY.
