Verstappen shares 'dramatic' feedback after poor qualifying in 'I aim for first place' cheeky comment

Due to a yellow flag, Verstappen could not complete his final lap with a quick time, forcing him to start the GP of Austria, the home race of Red Bull, from P7.

Even the first round in Q3 was not enough, he explained at Viaplay. "The last lap... but the entire qualifying went absolutely nowhere. It was very difficult. There was no balance in the car, in not a single turn. So yes, not nice to drive."

The balance of the Red Bull car compares to his father Jos Verstappen's rallying car. "I think if I look at the onboards of my father, it's the same with me", he says while laughing.

The reigning world champion has only one goal: the first place. That is far from possible, with McLaren and Norris well on pole: "Five, six tenths, then it all doesn't matter anymore. I aim for first place, but then you're still five tenths behind. Dramatic, of course."

When Verstappen's second lap had to be aborted anyway, he could still give Sauber-driver Bortoleto a tow. He was happy to do so. "My lap was already ruined, so I thought: I'll try to help him."

For the Austrian Grand Prix, the home race of Red Bull, he sees the chances as very low. "Today was a disaster. The McLarens are on a different level, and so are Ferrari and Mercedes. Then I think there's not much to hope for," is his expectation for the GP of Austria.