MUGELLO (Italy): Max Verstappen stated he was happy with Red Bull‘s greatest qualifying efficiency of the season on Saturday after he was inside four-tenths of Lewis Hamilton‘s pole-position lap for the Tuscan Grand Prix.
The Dutchman stated he was impressed by his automotive’s straight-line pace on the quick, difficult and spectacular Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit within the Tuscan hills.
Verstappen certified third behind collection chief Hamilton and the opposite Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. It was not Verstappen’s greatest place of the yr, however his greatest efficiency in lap occasions.
“We did an excellent job establishing the automotive for this weekend in comparison with another weekends the place we’ve got been a bit additional away, the place I used to be not completely proud of the automotive,” stated Verstappen.
“So I believe we actually roughly maximised to date what we may do that weekend. We began right away with a constructive stability within the automotive.”
“Possibly the observe attribute helped as effectively, slightly bit. We appear to be a bit higher on increased down-force tracks with this automotive. So I believe which may clarify it.”
He added that his automotive’s power via two flat-out sections of the ultimate sector had given him perception.
“For as soon as we’ve got fairly first rate prime pace this yr — so I believe that is fairly good round right here, but it surely will not be simple to go. Not less than the observe, the previous few corners, they seem to be a bit huge and lengthy so you are able to do a number of completely different strains.
“But it surely’s all going to anyway rely upon, firstly, when you’ve got the tempo to observe and second, after all, tyre degradation.”
The Dutchman stated he was impressed by his automotive’s straight-line pace on the quick, difficult and spectacular Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit within the Tuscan hills.
Verstappen certified third behind collection chief Hamilton and the opposite Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. It was not Verstappen’s greatest place of the yr, however his greatest efficiency in lap occasions.
“We did an excellent job establishing the automotive for this weekend in comparison with another weekends the place we’ve got been a bit additional away, the place I used to be not completely proud of the automotive,” stated Verstappen.
“So I believe we actually roughly maximised to date what we may do that weekend. We began right away with a constructive stability within the automotive.”
“Possibly the observe attribute helped as effectively, slightly bit. We appear to be a bit higher on increased down-force tracks with this automotive. So I believe which may clarify it.”
He added that his automotive’s power via two flat-out sections of the ultimate sector had given him perception.
“For as soon as we’ve got fairly first rate prime pace this yr — so I believe that is fairly good round right here, but it surely will not be simple to go. Not less than the observe, the previous few corners, they seem to be a bit huge and lengthy so you are able to do a number of completely different strains.
“But it surely’s all going to anyway rely upon, firstly, when you’ve got the tempo to observe and second, after all, tyre degradation.”
