Formula 1: Max Verstappen opens up on his LIMITED off-track activities, says ‘I am there to RACE, not entertain’

Formula 1: Max Verstappen Claims he will limit off-field activities – Defending Formula 1 champion of the world, Max Verstappen has stated that he has no interest in indulging himself in off-track activities during his off weekends. Though there has been a decline in COVID-19 cases, the Dutch racer has made up his mind not to take part in off-field activities. Follow Formula 1 Live and F1 Updates on InsideSport.IN

“Even if there is no COVID for sure I’m not going to do more on weekends because I’m there to race, I’m not there to entertain the crowds,” he told Reuters. “I’ll entertain them by doing that on the track.

Formula 1: Max Verstappen opens up on his LIMITED off-track activities, says ‘I am there to RACE, not entertain’

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“As a driver, you know what you need to feel good in the car and you really know how many commitments you can do on a weekend.

“Otherwise you get upset, you don’t feel good and it’s going to hurt your performance. So you need to just keep it exactly the same, the same approach as other race weekends.

“But you should be able to say ‘no’ to certain commitments because, at the end of the day, you are here to drive and to race because that’s what you live for and what you get paid to do.”

The off-field events for the Formula 1 drivers are set to be limited this year as the F1 2022 season will have the largest schedule of races in a calendar year. This year a total of 23 races will take place, thereby thoroughly limiting the off weekends for the racers.

YES BOYS 🔥

Winning here today caps off a perfect weekend for us. Very happy with the performance from the car and the team this weekend, so thank you to @redbullracing for that.

Good to see @SChecoPerez coming in second, let’s build on this #ImolaGP pic.twitter.com/1bk18rCOVh

— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) April 24, 2022

Formula 1: Max Verstappen opens up on his LIMITED off-track activities, says ‘I am there to RACE, not entertain’

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The biggest off-track activities are media-based and, as more races are added to the calendar, this year F1 tried to shorten the weekend format by holding press conferences on a Friday morning.

Formula 1: Max Verstappen opens up on his LIMITED off-track activities, says ‘I am there to RACE, not entertain’

Verstappen has also stated that drivers often have to repeat the same answers many times as they are being asked the same question in different TV interviews. Max has therefore suggested that TV should follow the group conference.

“Instead of giving the broadcasters two questions each, they all have, basically, whatever, six, eight, 10 questions, just in one go, and they can all broadcast it,” he said.

“I think that’s also way more efficient and nicer for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you have 20 mics lined up all from different companies. You get a lot more out of the drivers.”

Formula 1: Max Verstappen opens up on his LIMITED off-track activities, says ‘I am there to RACE, not entertain’