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	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	136
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	132
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	85
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	83
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	31
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
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 expects to compete with Mercedes during Belgian Grand Prix!

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