Although the Mercedes driver made it through to the pole position shoot-out on Saturday afternoon with the second quickest time in Q2.
Max Verstappen on Mercedes’ early pace: ‘There is no way I can do something like that’Both Russell and Hamilton had the team’s upgraded front wing fitted this weekend
There comes a point where always as a designer you first look at what they might be and you might then have an opinion ‘are they good or are they bad but at some point you have to ignore that and just get on with the challenge of it.
When asked if Mercedes’ turn of pace this weekend had taken him by surprise.