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Verstappen does not expect any miracles in Belgium when qualifying mode is abolish
Max Verstappen doesn't that the abolition of qualifying mode will suddenly bring Red Bull a lot closer to Mercedes. The Dutchman says that after the Spanish Grand Prix. Furthermore, the nine-time Grand Prix winner states that he pays a lot of attention to the statements of Mercedes. The German racing team tries to make Verstappen a favorite every weekend.
"I think it is also fine. We are just going to Spa and there we will try again," Verstappen said in conversation with Motorsport.com, among others. A win in two weeks seems to be a very difficult task. "I don't expect a victory, but if we can continue like this we can at least get good points again."
The fact that the FIA ​​plans to abolish the qualifying mode for the Belgian Grand Prix and onwards will not suddenly help Verstappen fight with the Mercedes every GP weekend on its own. "No, it was also visible during the race, right and then you don't drive in that qualifying mode. So it was very clear", said 22-year-old driver at Ziggo Sport.
Verstappen cannot do anything with Mercedes statements
In Barcelona, ​​Mercedes did everything to try and state that Verstappen was favourite for the win. Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff, for example, said after qualifying that the RB16 would be the fastest car in the long runs. "We were clearly not in the race", Verstappen responds to those statements. "I don't pay too much attention to that either, we just have to focus on ourselves."