GP Racing Magazine April 2016 Edizione posteriore

MAD FOR MAX VERSTAPPEN
Never has one so young made such a dramatic impact on Formula 1. As Max Verstappen, now just 18 years old, settles into his second season. There's a methodology for easing a rookie into F1. The trick is to lift the weight. Expectations must be lowered, hope downplayed. It’s a tough job and a tough environment. The emphasis should be on the learning curve, not the results. Failures are to be expected. This is, after all, a novice not someone who should be expected to pull up trees from the get-go. Or you could take the approach chosen by Red Bull motorsports advisor Dr Helmut Marko, in the case of Max Verstappen: announce that your new charge should be competitive from his first lap and compare him to a young Ayrton
Senna. Off you go Max, no pressure.