Verstappen sees unpredictable race: "Will be difficult to choose tyres"

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12:48, 10 Oct 2021

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After heavy rain Saturday night, it looks like the Turkish Grand Prix will have a wet start. This could mean an advantage for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, as they looked strong in wet conditions.

Rain offers opportunities for Verstappen

However, Verstappen also sees that the race on a wet track becomes unpredictable. "It is drying out a bit, but also there's still a bit of drizzling around. It's going to be quite difficult to choose your tires for the race start," said the Dutchman during the preview on the YouTube channel of Formula 1.

He doesn't want to say too much about his chances against Mercedes. "In the wet a lot of things can happen, I hope for a clean start and clean first lap," said Verstappen.

Team mate Sergio Perez is also looking forward to an interesting race. "It's going to be a very interesting one, it's not likely to dry out soon. So, its going to be an interesting one for the fans," said the Mexican.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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