Marko not concerned by Hamilton's pace: "More than satisfied to finish P2 or P3"

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21:31, 12 Nov 2021

Helmut Marko has indicated that Max Verstappen did not drive a perfect last lap in Brazil. However, the gap between the RB16B and the W12 of Mercedes was too big, even with a perfect lap.

Verstappen falls short of Hamilton

Verstappen had to settle for second place during qualifying. The Dutchman came more than four tenths short of Lewis Hamilton, but managed to qualify ahead of Valtteri Bottas. As a result, Verstappen is on the front row of the grid for Saturday's sprint qualifying.

''It was not an ideal lap of Max in Q3. The gap would be 0.2s with a good lap, which is still very much. We didn't manage to find the ideal setup. However, we are more than satisfied if we finish P2 and P3 in the sprint race tomorrow'', the Austrian is referring to a third place for Perez.

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Helmut Marko says that it was not an ideal final lap from Max. Gap should have been around 0.2s with a good lap, which is also a lot. Marko says they didn't find the ideal setup. He says they would be more than happy to get P2 / P3 in the sprint race tomorrow. #BrazilGP

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

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