Bojan Vrbnjak
Like I said, it would Silverstone today the scene historical events Formula 1, which is officially called the sprint qualifiers, but we believe it will be easier for many to talk about sprint races.
And into history Formula 1 he registered as the first winner of the sprint race Max Verstappen, who will start tomorrow 's main race with position field - official, to understand each other. For in the case of a changed race weekend format, the official pole position is given to the winner of the sprint race and not the qualifiers.
Statements
MaxVerstappen, Red Bull - win and pole position"We got off to a good start and I had a good battle with Lewis in the first round. We tried to keep up our pace, but you can see that we worked hard because the degradation of the tires was pretty big. We had to master this to the end. Nevertheless, we won three extra points in the championship. It sounds weird that I’ve got a pole position now, but of course I’m happy with that. Tomorrow will be an exciting race, because we are no longer allowed to touch the car."
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - second place"I did my best today. I have to give a lot of love to all these fans because their support means everything to me. We are fighting again tomorrow. The start was good, but not good enough if I lost first place. Today’s weaknesses will be turned to our advantage tomorrow. Every point counts, but I’m grateful I finished the race. Like I said, we're fighting again tomorrow. They are so strong in the race as it has moved me away. There was nothing I could do. We have to be up front somehow. They did a great job with their engine, their starts to outstanding. We will have to work on that."
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - third place"We tried something different, the goal was to catch Verstappn at the start or in the first turn. We didn’t make it, but I think he had a great start himself. I blocked a bit in the first turn, which made it impossible for me to break through. But we tried and in the end I managed to hold the place even though I had problems with blisters on the tires. It won’t be easy tomorrow and if it gets a little warmer, we may have even more problems. We are aware of this at the moment, but basically anything can happen tomorrow."
