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Max Verstappen is not satisfied after the sprint race in Qatar. The Dutchman qualified sixth on Friday, but he had a dramatic start to the sprint race. He immediately lost places to Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly. After the session, Verstappen joked that he should have practised with his father (Jos Verstappen) at the start.
"Just no grip. The balance was dramatic again. On cold tyres you suffer even more. It looked like a rally car. I still think I should have done a bit more with my dad at Spa, then I would have had more of a chance I think," the Red Bull driver told Viaplay, laughing. Jos Verstappen regularly drives rallies so hence the reference to him in the interview.
Verstappen not happy with the RB20
Verstappen then went on about the RB20 again. "Really terrible, impossible to drive with it. We can adjust a lot of things towards qualifying, but we can't fix the problem. I don't know. We will adjust some things, but I don't expect miracles," explained Verstappen, who was not amused.
Later on Saturday, qualifying will be driven for the Qatar Grand Prix. Red Bull will be able to make adjustments prior to Qualifying, which starts at 18:30.
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