Red Bull world champion sees Hungary dominator McLaren as the biggest threat to his recovery from latest Spa grid penalty, not pole-starting Ferrari or Mercedes either
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reckons he needs “a bit of luck” to challenge McLaren for 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix victory, despite the orange cars starting down in fourth and fifth. For the third year in a row, Verstappen topped GP qualifying at Spa, but will drop down the grid here again due to a penalty – this year, as in 2022, for an engine change.
It has been suggested that a decision to focus on a lower-downforce set-up for Sunday’s predicted dry race was behind the McLaren drivers struggling more than in recent qualifying sessions on Saturday. “We are not making it easy on ourselves and especially of course in the battle that we’re in,” Verstappen said of his Spa race chances around his grid penalty after climbing from his car in qualifying parc ferme. “I know that.
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