That's it Dutchman in the second part of the qualifiers set a faster lap time than in the decisive third part, but pole position even that would not be achievable.
However, the team racer Red Bull after the qualifiers he did not sound overly disappointed. “It was clear that we were a little behind all weekend, so it was now in the qualifiers. Obviously this is not what we want, but we are still in the game, even with third place. We'll see what we can do,”Is Verstappen told yesterday Johnny Herbert.
Verstappen took a good time s in the second part of the qualifiers medium rubber compound, nevertheless decided to make a second attempt at soft mixturei do not interrupt and take him to the end. “Of course it will be different. We had more grip on these tires so we’ll see how it goes in the race. It will be very hot, so obviously the soft tires won’t last as long as the medium mix, but we’ll have a good chance at the start."
But she was the one advantage at the start a deciding factor in choosing a tire compound? For soft and towards medium mix? “No, my time would also be on the edge of the top ten as everyone was correcting their time. So we decided to end the round of the second test in Q2 on soft tires,He added Verstappen.