He was looking for his sixth pole in a row Max Verstappen, a goal achieved by few and which would have brought him ever closer to the sacred monsters of this sport. The chain breaks at 5 after second Today.
Verstappen's words
La Red Bull, indeed, Verstappen had accustomed us to weekends dominated by FP1. His Friday and Saturday were instead quite different. The nastiness that he shows in the car was always there, it was precisely his car don't look like you always do. The Dutchman's interview focused on this, as he spoke about how he found himself a bit in difficulty with the balance during these two days: “I struggled a bit all weekend to find the right balance, in fact I had ups and downs in all the sessions. Even today it was difficult, especially finding the confidence to attack the corners as best as possible. I think the first attempt was good, then in the second I tried to push more, but I couldn't find the correct feeling with the car".
This lack of composure of the car was not just limited to the rear or front, but to both, as confirmed by Max himself: “There were times I lost the rear, other times it was the front. In the end I'm second, but with the car we have we should be the fastest. But as mentioned, we weren't on top of our game this weekend.".
Speaking about the race: "Tomorrow it will be hotter, we will need a good front"
The interviewer, after listening to the problems of the two-time world champion, intervened by asking the driver if he would prefer tomorrow a more pointed front or a more stable rear: “It will depend a little on the temperature. It should be warmer, so it will be more difficult to manage the rear tyres. In theory, however, in the race everything balances out a bit, so I would still like to have a better front.".
Article by Francesco Orlando
