Max Verstappen was put through his paces at Red Bull’s Athlete Performance Centre as the driver prepares for the start of the new Formula One season next month. Verstappen took part in a number of tests and training exercises at the elite centre in Austria, which is used by all of Red Bull’s athletes ahead of a new season. In the photos, Verstappen is sat in a machine which looks to be replicating the stresses he will feel in the Red Bull car come the start of the new campaign. ‘The relationship with Max is very strong, he believes in the project, in what we are doing, and he sees the investment Red Bull is making.

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