Horner understands Verstappen's frustration: "Could have done a better job".

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15:49, 05 Jun 2021

Christian Horner understands the frustration of Max Verstappen after the Red Bull Racing driver was unable to challenge for pole position due to crashes of Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda and the ensuing red flag. Horner, however, knows that the points will not be distributed until Sunday.

"Max knew there was still a better lap in it and it looked like he could get another tow from Alonso. We'll never know though," Horner lamented after to Sky Sports. "It's so exciting this year. Every pole has been taken with just a tenth of a difference this year. It had become very exciting. Max had a good track position."

At least there are chances to make up places, unlike two weeks ago in Monaco: "You can overtake on this circuit, we've seen that in the past. It's about controlling your tyres. We'll see how we respond to that challenge tomorrow," said the Red Bull team boss.

How good is Mercedes?

Horner is curious to see how Sunday will go. "It looks like Mercedes have changed the set-up quite a bit, so we don't really know what impact that will have on their long runs. We're hoping for a good start."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Horner understands Verstappen's frustration: "Could have done a better job".

How good is Mercedes?

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