“I approached and approached the car in front of me and I was slower on the straights. It’s a little weird, “said Verstappen, who will be in fifth place on the grid.
In the last four events, Verstappen qualified three times for third place behind a pair of Mercedes drivers. At Monza, however, in addition to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, he was defeated by Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Pérez.
“We’ve been a little worried all weekend. I tried everything. I tried all the levels of the rear wing adjustment and the time on the bike was ultimately the same. It shows that at low downforce, our car is still not where we want it to be. We struggle with balance and grip. It’s easy to say we don’t have performance, but that’s no excuse. “
The Dutch expects to improve its performance again on other Red Bull tracks. “It simply came to our notice then. Monza is a very special track. When we return to more normal circuits, I expect to be third again. “
Albon only beat Gasly in Q3
Alexander Albon, the second Red Bull pilot, took ninth place in qualifying, beating only Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri.
“As we expected, it was another hectic qualification and it was difficult to ride the bike at the right time. Overall, it is a treacherous weekend for us as a team and we are disappointed with today’s result in qualifying. Personally, however, I was happier here in the car. It was a quieter weekend for me. Ninth place doesn’t show it, but we’re a nice step closer to Max, that’s positive, “said Albon.
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