Max Verstappen feels his RB20 is not as perfect as on other tracks, and despite taking pole position, he feels Ferrari might be a threat for Red Bull on Sunday.
The three-time world champion preceded his teammate Sergio Perez by 0.066s in qualifying. He admitted he wasn’t very comfortable with the car, which can still be improved in some areas. That is underlined by the late set-up change between FP3 and qualifying.
He pointed out how everyone improved, and the gaps are tighter this year, so predicting the race’s outcome is not an easy task.
“So, naturally, everyone else looks a bit better. “Especially [concerning] Ferrari – they look very comfortable.
“Maybe they were not so quick over one lap today, but they were definitely fast in the long run. So, we’ll have to wait and see how that will unfold tomorrow in the race.
“From our side, I have some ideas of what we have to look into to make tomorrow better and that’s what we already changed [on car set-up] after FP3.
“So, hopefully, that will be better for tomorrow. Our race pace is still not too bad, but it’s not how I have been feeling in some of the races this year and last year. As comfortable, let’s say like that.”