Max Verstappen “won’t really care” about 2025 F1 season despite another standout pole

Max Verstappen shrugged off the importance of his 2025 F1 marketing campaign, saying he “received’t actually care” in regards to the season when he’s older, regardless of claiming one other standout pole in Azerbaijan.

Verstappen capitalised on tough situations to take his first profession pole place in Baku.

Remarkably, it’s one of many few tracks Verstappen hasn’t taken pole at.

That is primarily on account of Charles Leclerc’s exceptional report in Azerbaijan over time, taking 4 consecutive pole positions.

Like for lots of this season, Pink Bull discovered efficiency in a single day between follow and qualifying.

With the McLarens and Ferraris making errors, Verstappen produced a world champion-level efficiency to beat Williams’ Carlos Sainz to pole place.

Whereas Verstappen continues to carry out at an unbelievable stage, the shortage of a title on the finish of the season means it received’t be a memorable one for him when he retires.

“I feel after I’m older, I received’t actually care,” Verstappen mentioned. “I’ll simply take into consideration different stuff, take pleasure in with my associates, household, after which perhaps get some highlights — like, “properly, yeah, that was good.” Nevertheless it’s been yr for certain.

“I’m proud of my performances. It looks as if now we perceive the automobile a bit higher, which I feel is crucial out of it.

“After which after I really feel a bit happier within the automobile, you’ll be able to extract naturally a bit extra out of it. And that’s what we’re doing proper now. So hopefully we will simply preserve that going.”

Can Verstappen make it back-to-back wins?

Verstappen dominated the final race at Monza from pole place, successful by 19 seconds.

Verstappen was happy with the progress Pink Bull have made since FP1, regardless of a chaotic qualifying.

“Lengthy qualifying, to be sincere, with so many purple flags,” Verstappen added.

“So it was very tough to principally get your lap collectively, as a result of more often than not your tyres should not actually prepared or once more, a purple flag occurs. So particularly Q3, with additionally a little bit of rain round, it was a really tough session. After which within the last lap, you simply need to ship it.

“I wasn’t even on the very best tyres that I wished, however due to all of the purple flags, you principally run out of tyres. And yeah, I’m very proud of how the weekend went thus far. As a result of I feel, you understand, from FP1, we weren’t too dangerous, and we simply stored on bettering a tiny quantity. After which we have been there in qualifying, and that’s, in fact, the place it issues.”

Verstappen ought to have a transparent run on the victory early on.

The 2 McLarens are set to start out from seventh and ninth respectively.

Leclerc is the lead Ferrari in tenth, whereas Lewis Hamilton certified twelfth. 

Looking forward to the race, Verstappen mentioned: “Yeah. Nonetheless, once more, lengthy race. After all, you need to have begin.

“However even then, we simply must do our personal race, take care of our tyres, as a result of it’s nonetheless fairly powerful on the tyres round right here due to the softer compounds. After which, we’ll see what occurs.”