Max Verstappen denied that a hoarse voice after qualifying was due to an in-helmet screaming session due to missing pole in Mexico. “I only did that in my head,” the Dutchman said when asked if he had been screaming in his helmet after qualifying behind both Mercedes on Saturday. Indeed, while Verstappen agreed that the Tsunoda move marred his final run with a “totally illogical move”, he also rued the fact that his earlier advantage over Mercedes in Mexico disappeared in qualifying. “If you look at the gaps, Mercedes isn’t really doing anything special,” he said. Another theory is that Mercedes successfully lulled Red Bull into a false sense of security by deliberately sandbagging on Friday.

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