MELBOURNE : Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said he will try to keep his off-track commitments in check and focus on his day job as a racer, wary that his title defence might suffer with too many distractions.
"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 a small group of reporters on Thursday at Albert Park ahead of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. "So I hope for him that at least he can enjoy it a bit more now because I think it is very special to have a home Grand Prix."