“It has been quite a good weekend so far,” said Verstappen, who will start third in the Grand Prix of Portugal, in the run-up to the race in the pit lane. “It is quite difficult with the asphalt in terms of grip and getting the tires working, but we are going to see it today. I think we can just fight for the podium again and that is of course always positive. ”
Asked whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage to start the race on the soft tire, while the Mercedes drivers start on the mediums, Verstappen replied: “To be honest, I don’t know. I don’t think everyone knows that much about the tires yet, so we’ll see what happens in the race and try to make the most of it. ” Verstappen starts from the clean side of the track, but according to the Limburger the question is whether this makes much difference on the newly laid asphalt of Portimao. “Not many starts have been made on the new asphalt yet, so I don’t know if it is an advantage or not. We will find out later in the race. ”
In any case, Verstappen expects an exciting afternoon. “There is a bit more wind today and maybe it will rain a bit, who knows, that would make it quite interesting”, concluded the Red Bull driver, who announced on Friday evening at Ziggo Sport that he had a wet race at the slippery Portuguese asphalt was not that great.
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