Max Verstappen qualified third in Miami, almost two tenths of a second behind pole holder Charles Leclerc. The current world champion is happy with the starting position and plans to participate in the race.
Sergio Perez qualified fourth and unlike his partner, he is disappointed with his performance in qualifying.
Max Verstappen (3rd): “Overall, I’m very satisfied with qualifying. On Friday I only drove four or five fast laps, so on Saturday I tried to get to know the track and find the right balance of the car.
For me the high competitiveness in qualifying was a surprise, because this track is not so easy to learn. Of course I wanted to be on pole, but given the course of events over the weekend, we can be satisfied with the work done.
We have good chances in the race. The car has a high top speed, it steers well, so I’m waiting for the start. The track is pretty slippery off track, but we’ll see – a lot can happen in the race. As far as I know it will be warmer than Saturday, so a lot will depend on the tires.”
Sergio Perez (4th): “Qualifying turned out to be difficult for me. I had a bad first try in the final which put me at a disadvantage for the last fast lap. The most difficult was in the second sector – today it was not possible to find an approximation for it and pass it correctly. In my case at least. I think if I hadn’t lost time in the second sector, I would have qualified on the front row.
I’m disappointed with the qualifying results, but tomorrow is a new day where anything is possible. We shall see”.
Christian Horner, Team Principal: “We were unlucky, but Ferrari did a great job. When margins are minimal, every little thing counts. After the first attempt, the situation looked positive, but on the second attempt, Max made a small mistake in the fourth corner, which cost him dearly.
Max, however, recovered after Friday’s problems. He was lagging behind the others in the number of laps completed, so today he learned the track. Max bounced back, we have high speed on the straights, the car is fast on a long series of circles and there are sections on the track where you can overtake.
Our settings are different from the Ferrari settings. They have more downforce, so they are faster in the corners, but we are much faster on the straights. We are in for an exciting race.”
Source: F1 News
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