It was one of Red Bull Racing's most successful qualifying sessions this year with Max Verstappen in third place and Alexander Albon not far behind in P5. Team boss Christian Horner looks back on Saturday afternoon with a good feeling, all the more because Verstappen was less than three tenths behind both Mercedes cars.
"Lining up third and fifth with Max and Alex for tomorrow’s Eifel Grand Prix is a solid result which provides us with opportunities for the race. After losing all three hours of track action yesterday due to the poor weather, it was important to hit the ground running today, especially in these cold and tricky conditions, but Max and Alex were right there come qualifying," Horner said in a press release from Red Bull Racing.
Gap is getting smaller
"It is obviously encouraging to see our gap to Mercedes decreasing on Saturdays and the factory have been working hard to provide us with updates to bring to the track each weekend. Alex displayed another solid Saturday as he continues to better understand the car and it looked like a second-row lockout had Leclerc not just pipped him at the very end of the session. It’s game on for tomorrow as both drivers aim to take the fight to Mercedes in what look like challenging weather conditions," continued the team principal.
A full second row was just not possible for Red Bull, as Charles Leclerc qualified his Ferrari in fourth place. "It’s game on for tomorrow as both drivers aim to take the fight to Mercedes in what look like challenging weather conditions," Horner concluded.