F1 | Verstappen away: “Starting seventh wasn't exactly what we wanted”

“Starting from seventh is not what we wanted, but it was a complicated situation out there today. It stopped raining towards the end of our laps and the track dried out a bit, but if we had stayed out for another lap we would have run out of fuel. It's frustrating because the time spent on the track was competitive, so I'm sure we could have been closer to the front positions", commented Max Verstappen at the end of qualifying for the Belgian GP, ​​where he will start from seventh position after raising hopes something more to his Red Bull, considering the wet conditions in which the Dutchman is at ease.

“Even my last fastest lap could have been better, I expected to close the lap. I think we made the right decision with the intermediates, it was just bad luck that it stopped raining and we had no more fuel. Overall qualifying went well and the car performed well. We have really low downforce on the car, so we should be able to overtake some cars in front of us that aren't usually there. It should be an interesting first lap,” concluded Max.