Of course, I would’ve liked to start first, but now starting third is a bit more difficult, but definitely not impossible. “I hope it’s going to be alright,” he said, “ it’s not only that – we don’t really know the tyres, how they’re going to be behave. He reckons it is possible to over-take at the high-speed 27-corner Jeddah circuit. “In Qatar we were really off the pace, so it seems like our car is working a bit better here and I hope that on this track we can follow well and then I’m sure if that’s the case then we have a good shot at it.” “Well, it at least seems like we can fight,” he said. He believes he has the pace to challenge for the win. Verstappen will therefore retain his third place on the starting grid, lining up behind the Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. It’s difficult to overtake here, but still.”īut good news for Red Bull is that the “but still” doesn’t need to come into play.Īccording to reports Red Bull have examined the gearbox and are confident it is okay.Īnyone else have the EXACT same reactions as in the closing moments of qualifying? □ If the gearbox has damage or glimpses of that, we will change it. “We are so fast that we don’t take any risks. “They decided not to change and then bang, on the warm-up lap the consequences became clear. “We have to take it apart and look at it,” he said. Speaking to ServusTV after qualifying, Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko made it clear that if the team had any concerns about the reliability of the gearbox, they would change it ahead of the race. Walking away from his stricken RB16B, there were immediate concerns from Red Bull about the state of the Dutchman’s gearbox, new in this weekend. Out on track for his final hot lap of the night, the Red Bull driver was over two-tenths up on Lewis Hamilton’s provisional pole position time when he binned it at the final corner. "He was fully committed the whole way round.Max Verstappen has reportedly avoided a gearbox change and the mandatory grid penalty after crashing in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP. "It's very difficult when you've committed as much as Max clearly had on that last lap to just just go, 'I'll go a bit gentle'," said Hill. Sky F1's Damon Hill and Paul Di Resta agreed. I still tried to rescue the lap but I hit the wall and really quickly broke the rear." I thought I braked at a similar point and I just got a lock up. "But then of course I still wanted to do a good last corner. "Arriving at the first corner I was three tenths under my lap time. "I knew that I was at the time second behind Lewis," Verstappen told Sky F1. Could he have taken the last corner less aggressively given the dash on the steering wheel was telling him how much faster he was? You can even get merch for Red Bull Racing as a whole since no driver wins alone. (Or woman) Whether you prefer polos and jackets that are exactly like those the team wears or t-shirts with Max’s logo or number, we have the perfect gear. He was two tenths up on Hamilton, who had long completed his last lap, at that stage. There’s no shortage of ways to prove that you’re a Max man. Verstappen's lap was indeed a cracker before Turn 27, finding the limits of the street circuit - he even clipped the wall in the first sector - and he had posted the best two sectors of qualifying before the final turns. Sky F1's Anthony Davidson analyses the Lewis Hamilton's and Max Verstappen's fastest laps from a dramatic qualifying session in Jeddah Verstappen locked up at his final braking point of the day, tried to stay on the power on the exit of the corner, and the rear of his Red Bull hit the wall. Saudi Arabian GP: When to watch race live on Sky F1.Hamilton's 'intense' pole journey creates big chance.Report: Max Verstappen's last-lap crash gives Lewis Hamilton crucial pole.Title leader Verstappen, in majestic form through 26 of the 27 tricky turns of Jeddah's new street track and on what Red Bull branded the "lap of the year", looked set to land a huge blow to rival Lewis Hamilton by taking pole position for 2021's penultimate race - before disaster struck. Max Verstappen admitted his last-lap, last-corner crash in Saudi Arabian GP qualifying was "terrible" and "extremely disappointing" as the Red Bull driver rued the dramatic error that could prove to be a defining moment in his championship battle against Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen hits the wall at the last corner of his final qualifying lap, costing him pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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