Max Verstappen did not have a trouble-free Friday at Silverstone. The first free practice was completely disrupted by rain, and then the Dutchman had a floor problem in TL2. After the second free practice, Verstappen reported that there was no reason to worry.
Max Verstappen did not have a trouble-free Friday at Silverstone. The first free practice was completely disrupted by rain, and then the Dutchman had a floor problem in TL2. After the second free practice, Verstappen reported that there was no cause for concern.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Verstappen said that missing TL1 made the next practice session much more complicated, as the preparation normally done in first free practice was not possible today. "TL2 became much more of a guesswork then," the Red Bull Racing driver explained. "It's not ideal, but it's not a big problem."
Despite the small problem that kept him in the pits a little longer than planned during TL2, Verstappen knows where things stand. "We know what to work on, so that's what we're going to do overnight," continued the 24-year-old Dutchman, who expects conditions to change again on Saturday due to the predicted rains.
One challenge may lie in tire degradation, with Verstappen noting that the soft compound was deteriorating rapidly. That Ferrari led the pace with Carlos Sainz is no surprise.
"Ferrari is fast every weekend," says the championship leader. However, the Italian team hopes it has dealt with the tire degradation it suffered earlier in the season.