Verstappen: "Just not good enough today"

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18:48, 23 Jun 2018

Max Verstappen will start fourth tomorrow in the French Grand Prix, but the Dutchman has said that his drive on Saturday wasn't good enough for him.

When speaking to Ziggo Sport, Verstappen was not happy at all with him starting behind Sebastian Vettel and both Mercedes cars.

"Difficult circumstances, but it [the car] felt okay," the Dutchman explained.

"I drove with a different setting on the wing than Daniel [Ricciardo], but I think it's clear I made the better decision there.

"Q3 didn't go so well because I had a lot of oversteer.

"Today wasn't a good day as a whole anyway.

Verstappen doesn't think he has another start in him like the one in Canada 2017, when he overtook three cars in the first corner.

"I think Sebastian will have an advantage at the start tomorrow because of his ultrasofts, but the question is how long he can last on those, since we can have longer runs on our supers."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

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