Verstappen disagrees with Norris: 'I must have seen a different weekend'

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Verstappen surprised by Norris: 'Have seen different weekend I think'
24 August at 16:00
  • Cas van de Kleut

Whereas Red Bull Racing was dominant at the start of the season, in recent times the team has often been beaten by McLaren and others. When a journalist asks a question about whether the roles have reversed, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen disagree.

At the beginning of the season, it often seemed close until qualifying started. Verstappen then often grabbed pole position. Meanwhile, this is no longer the case. McLaren and also Mercedes have often been faster than Red Bull recently

Roles reversed between McLaren and Red Bull?

When Norris and Verstappen were asked if the roles between Red Bull and McLaren have reversed, Norris replied, "No, I just put a good lap in when I needed to but I tried to do the best lap I could at every single point of qualifying. I didn't have anything spare come quali but like they both said this is a difficult day and they didn't do their best laps."

Norris continued, "I felt like I did a very strong lap so today. I just felt like I did the job I needed to go out and do come qualifying, and for whatever reason, they [Red Bull] struggled a bit more with their car. But it's not because I just had something in hand."

Verstappen disagrees with Norris

Verstappen then disagreed with Norris: "I must have been watching a different weekend then. I don't know, I never felt close yesterday so, I just tried to do the best I could. Maybe I'm trying to stay with something that is not achievable for us but I'm pushing to the limit. Like everyone else."

This article has been written in collaboration with Matt Gretton

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