Max Verstappen reckons Red Bull’s strong form early in the Russian Grand Prix weekend did not carry into the race because it had less room to improve than its rivals.
Verstappen had outpaced his nearest rival, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, by three tenths of a second in Friday practice at Sochi, and looked able to match the Ferraris and Mercedes over a long run.
Verstappen said his RB15 was “just not quick enough” to challenge those ahead, and felt the team was right to forgo a late pistop to go for the fastest lap point as it lacked both the tyres and outright pace to have taken the bonus.
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