Verstappen happy with Red Bull's improvement and P3
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- Savannah Lenz
Despite looking off pace during FP1 and FP2 sessions, Max Verstappen was able to get his car into P3 during qualifying. While Liam Lawson, his teammate, could not make the RB21 work for him, Verstappen made it into Q3 and onto the second row.
After qualifying Q3 Verstappen said, "It was good. Yesterday was quite tough, so for us to be third today, I take that.”
He continued, "Qualifying laps are very exciting. There's a lot of good grip around here, fast corners, and that's always fun.” Verstappen has been on pole the past two years at Albert Park.
"It never felt like we nailed that bit (the tyres) but the gap was quite big to them [McLaren] so it wouldn't have mattered in terms of position." Verstappen starts behind the two McLarens, with Norris first and Piastri second. Beside Verstappen on the second row is George Russell.
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On the topic of tomorrow’s weather forecast, Verstappen said, "For me it's fine, dry or wet. In the wet, some crazy things can happen and around here it can be slippery but it's the same for everyone."
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