Red Bull's Max Verstappen will be starting from third on the grid for the second successive race and will b making sure he doesn't become sandwiched at the start as he did in Singapore two weeks ago. However, that doesn't mean that he won't be giving his all to secure the best possible result.
Celebrating his twentieth birthday on Saturday, the young Dutchman was more than happy with the way his car was performing and the position he ended up in, especially as he knows the two guys in front of him turn up their engines for qualifying, but race pace is another story…
"Third in Qualifying is a pretty good birthday present today. The whole weekend I was not fully happy with the car and in the last practice session I didn't have the perfect balance, but in Qualifying we managed to pull it together and the car was pretty good," he said.
“To be four or five tenths off pole position on this track and knowing they can turn up their engines in Qualifying means we are doing a good job. I think on the long runs we are a bit more competitive so I'm definitely looking forward to tomorrow."
