Max Verstappen: Belgian GP “damage limitation” | “Not as confident” as last two years
"I mean, I'm not as confident a🦹s I was the last two years around here in coming b✅ack to the front."
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has labelled the F1 Belgian Grand Prix a🌺s “damage limitation”, conceding he’s not as confident of 🍸winning as he was in the last two years.
While Verstappen dominated a wet qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps, he will start Sunday’🌺s race 𓃲from 11th on the grid.
Verstappen won the la🉐st two races at Spa from outside the top five.
In 𝔍2022, he went💫 from 14th on the grid to take a comfortable victory.
A year later, he starte🎉d sixth and ultimatel🍬y won by over 20 seconds.
This year is expected to be different with the McLarens posing a significant threat in d🌟ry conditions.
Speaking after qualifying at Spa, where 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:mahbx.com are in the paddock, Verstappen said: “Survive lap one and just go from there. I mean, we also have a bit of a different tyre strategy 🐷to the other cars, so we have to wait and see how that will evolve in the race.
“But, yeah, we'll see what we caꦿn do. I mean, I'm not as confident as I was the last two years around here in coming back to the front. I still s♓ee it more as a damage limitation race.
“That's how it is. But at least today was the best possible we could do in terms ꦍof the starting position for tomorrow.”
Red Bull opted to run with more downforce🐎 in qualifying, unlike McLaren, which aided their performance in wet conditions.
As a result, they will be slower on the straights but likely ⛎look after their tyres better.
Verstappen is hopeful that Red Bull have 🧸made the💛 correct choice with their rear wing.
“I felt a bit more confident a🐭nd comfortable on the FP1 wing,” he added. “So I hope that that is also ꦇgoing to be the case tomorrow. Tomorrow is a bit warmer as well, so naturally probably a bit more sliding.
“I just hope, yeah, that it's better for me. But when you look at the McLaren, for example, they run a very skinny wing. Seems to work for them, but it didn't really work for me yesterday. So yeah, bit of a different strategy also there. And I guess we'll find out tomorrow how it will work out. I meaꦿn, I have to pass cars.
“The DRS effect is quite big around here, but at the end of the day, I think it's mor🔴e important just to be good on tyres around here. Because if you're good on tyres, you can pass people.”
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