Verstappen points out something 'very strange' after Miami GP qualifying
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00:50, 03 May
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Max Verstappen had a bit of a tough time during qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix with the varying performance of the tires on the RB22. After the session, the Dutchman said it felt a bit strange.
Verstappen found it rather odd that not all the tires performed equally well during qualifying. “It was very strange. I had one set that worked, then another set that didn’t. Q1 was good on the used set. Q2 on the first set was disastrous. Then you bolt on a new set and suddenly it works. And in Q3 the first run wasn’t optimal either, and then it was better on the second set.”
Verstappen on the front row in Miami
Still, Verstappen will start from the front row at the Miami Grand Prix for the first time in a long while. This season, the Red Bull driver had not yet qualified on the front row.
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“I didn’t expect that! I thought I wouldn’t see that anymore this season, but unbelievable! I really didn’t expect this to be possible. If you look at yesterday, I should’ve been P7 if everyone put their laps together, but today we also pieced ours together well,” Verstappen told Viaplay after qualifying.
Team principal Laurent Mekies was also thrilled with the RB22’s performance during qualifying for the Miami GP in the United States. The Frenchman from Red Bull Racing thanked everyone at the factory in Milton Keynes.
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