Verstappen expected more: 'Don't expect much in the race'.

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16:52, 20 Nov 2021

Max Verstappen expected more from qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. The Dutchman finished second behind Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes , but the gap was almost half a second.

"There was no more in it unfortunately. When I crossed the line I thought I had a pretty good lap, but then I heard the gap and it was quite big. We didn't have the easiest weekend to tune the car anyway, but that gap is a bit too big in my opinion. Still second, anything can happen. When you have such a big gap, I don't expect much in the race either," Verstappen told the Ziggo Sport camera.

Dirty side for Verstappen

The first corner has been important in every race, but Verstappen will start from the dirty side of the track in tomorrow's race. The Dutchman is not too worried.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Verstappen expected more: 'Don't expect much in the race'.

Dirty side for Verstappen

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