Max Verstappen has downplayed expectations of Red Bull challenging Ferrari for the victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Verstappen pipped F1 title rivalGet the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxThe Dutchman missed the majority of Friday practice due to an engine issue, and looked off the pace in FP3.
Even though he missed out on pole by well over two-tenths, Verstappen was delighted with his qualifying, labelling it an “incredible result for us”.are present in the paddock, Verstappen said: “Yesterday I did like four laps, two laps on lower fuel, and two laps on high fuel, so it was basically just a complete write off, no information.
“So for me FP3 was very crucial, tried to do as many laps as I could. We were behind, the car was not feeling great and everything was just very difficult, so I knew it was going to be a tough qualifying, but we made some final adjustments and it all started to feel better.Verstappen managed to qualify on the front row last time out at the Circuit of the Americas.Verstappen was still able to cling onto the podium after Norris was hit with a controversial five-second time penalty.
“Of course maybe that weekend McLaren was not as strong, but then in the race I think they were still competitive so from my side I don’t know, I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.”He’s 57 points ahead of Norris with five races to go.Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox
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