I Hadn't Been So Excited "in a Long Time - Versteppen

I Hadn't Been So Excited "in a Long Time - Versteppen By: Francis Joseph Max Verstappen says he has not been so excited "in a long time" ahead of the start of Red Bull's first Formula 1 season with Honda power. Verstappen's Red Bull team will use Honda engines in F1 this season after finally splitting from long-time partner Renault. Speaking exclusively to Motorsport .com, Verstappen said his excitement to kick off the new Red Bull-Honda alliance started well before the two promising weeks of official pre-season testing at Barcelona that have just been completed. "I was very excited to do the filming day at Silverstone," Verstappen said. "I just wanted to get out and feel how the engine was behaving." "The night before, I almost didn't sleep. I haven't been that excited in a long time." Verstappen has been praised by Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko for a more mature approach to pre-season, which Marko said contributed to Red Bull's best-ever testing programme. Addressing his happier demeanour through testing, Verstappen said: "I'm just a lot more excited." "It's a new project with Honda and trying to understand everything is very important. Report from motorsport was used