Verstappen expects to compete with Mercedes during Belgian Grand Prix!

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17:09, 31 Aug 2019

Max Verstappen has admitted that Ferrari are the fastest car this weekend in Belgium, but believes that he can compete with Mercedes in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Verstappen qualified in fifth position for Sunday's race, behind the two Ferraris and two Mercedes cars.

The Dutchman is in brilliant form, winning two of the last four races to establish himself in P3 in the drivers' standings.

Verstappen told Ziggo Sport after the session: "I think Ferrari is just really faster this weekend.

“We are in a good position compared to Mercedes. Certainly with the problems we had this morning, we are close, so I expect that we can compete with them.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Verstappen expects to compete with Mercedes during Belgian Grand Prix!

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