"I'm excited, I'm happy to go there and have a go at it, he said. I go in there with just positive energy. I try everything I can but at the same time, if I don't win it, I still know that I had an amazing season. So, it doesn't really matter. It takes a lot of the pressure off. I'm just out there having a good time like I had on Sunday."
"I know that when I sit in the car, I always try to maximise everything I can. And that's what I'll try to do in Abu Dhabi. A race like Qatar shows that when you think it's going to be boring and straightforward, it's not. So I'm hoping Abu Dhabi is going to be similar."
"Verstappen goes into the decider with nothing to lose given he had no expectation of being a contender for most of this season. After the Dutch GP round 15 of the season on 31 August he was 104 points behind then leader Piastri and was explicit that he believed the title was beyond him. However Red Bull brought a series of upgrades to the next round in Monza, including changes to the floor and front wing, in an attempt to address the balance problems that had stymied their"
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix, cutting the championship deficit to 12 points behind Lando Norris and moving ahead of Oscar Piastri into second. McLaren's decision not to pit Norris and Piastri under an early safety car cost them a free stop and surrendered the lead to Verstappen. Verstappen expressed positive energy and said he has nothing to lose going to Abu Dhabi, aiming to maximise performance. He had been 104 points adrift after the Dutch Grand Prix, but Red Bull introduced upgrades in Monza, including floor and front-wing changes, to tackle balance problems.
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