Smiling Verstappen looks forward to rainy Spa despite 'no grip' on Saturday
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Marnik Kok caught the Formula 1 world around twenty years ago. A deep passion for motorsport, Ferrari, and a background in journalism led him to contribute to various (international) F1 platforms. Since 2020, Marnik has been active as an editor and journalist in the pinnacle of motorsport for several media outlets, including De Telegraaf. As of 2025, he brings that experience to GPblog as a seasoned editor.
During his active years as a journalist — now working as a freelancer — Marnik attended numerous events, with the Dutch Grand Prix standing out as one of the highlights. In addition to his work at GPblog, Marnik is also active in the communications sector at a major national provider and steps in wherever needed. Sitting still is not an option — especially not in motorsport!
Max Verstappen will start from P4 on the grid on Sunday in Spa-Francorchamps, partly due to a small mistake in qualifying. The Dutchman has to start behind the two McLarens and Charles Leclerc, but has hope for the race.
While pole sitter Lando Norris made a mistake on his final lap and could not improve, Verstappen's second run was also not perfect either.
The Red Bull driver had wheel spin exiting Turn 1, already putting him on the back foot. In the end, he was also overtaken by Charles Leclerc, leading to him starting from P4.
The driver does have an explanation for this: the Red Bull car changed significantly after some adjustments to it. "I had absolutely no grip. We could have been third, then it looks better, but it was not a nice qualifying," he told Viaplay after the session.
"I never had a top balance in the car. We made some adjustments, but generally, it became more difficult."
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Verstappen smiles about Belgium GP
At the British Grand Prix, the team gambled on a setup with downforce, however, the rain arrived that weekend. As a result, Verstappen was asked whether they adjusted the setup to make it more for the rain this time.
"It is enough for the rain," the Dutchman revealed. "But in one way or another it did not bring us everything. We'll see it in the rain tomorrow."
And that's where the opportunities lie, says a smiling Verstappen: "Anything can happen in the rain..."
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