Even though he had it recorded same time as George Russell's pole, Max Verstappen the Canadian GP will start from second position. The World ChampionIn fact, he finished the lap after Russell's, therefore on a more rubberized and high-performance track.
Despite being mocked like this for the pole position, the Dutchman says it happy with the result, for how the weekend was going during free practice. His main rivals for the world championship (Leclerc and Norris) start from behind, so the objective will be to extend his lead in the standings. Let's find out Verstappen's words after qualifying.
Verstappen: “We will all be very close in the race”
"All in all they were good qualifications from our part – begins Verstappen – because the whole weekend was quite complicated for us. I gladly accept second place: on the eve of qualifying I would certainly have signed up for a result like that".
“Russell and I will be very close and that makes tomorrow's race exciting. We haven't prepared the weekend very well so far, but tomorrow we'll have to see how we manage the tires. Also weather will be a factor, with the rain continuing to come and go. Attack from the start or think long distance? We'll think about it, I'm not too stressed about it. We will all be very close even if Mercedes seems the most competitive".
Regarding the difficulties encountered in Canada, according to Verstappen the curbs are still a pardon as in Monte Carlo. "What difficulty am I having here? The same as Monte Carlo, except that the track is faster. Can we solve the problem this year? I don't know, maybe in part; we're working on it but it takes time".
