F1 | Red Bull, Verstappen: “Impossible to fight for pole position”

It will be second row for Max Verstappen, which a Zeltweg he qualified in third place behind the two Mercedes di Bottas e Hamilton. The Dutch of Red Bull, after a complex start to the weekend, today partially put things back in order, but the half second taken by the Black Arrows pair certainly can't make him sleep peacefully, especially in view of next week's qualifying. The race is tomorrow, the pace wasn't bad but not at the level of the two in front, it will certainly be interesting, also given the different tire compound compared to all the others.

“I think third place on the grid is good, but I would have liked to fight for pole, which was impossible today – Verstappen admitted. On the flying lap we have never been strong on this track, but there are things that we will certainly need to improve for next week's qualifying. Tomorrow is another day, we have a different strategy, since we will start on the medium tyres, while everyone around us will be on the soft tyres. It will be warmer, so let's hope everything works to our advantage: that doesn't mean Mercedes will be slow, but we hope to close the gap! First we will have to start well, I don't want to make the same mistake as last year, and then we will try to fight for the victory. It's a shame not to have the fans at our home track, they would have created the right atmosphere, but we will try to make this race exciting for everyone who watches us on TV."