Qualifying
F1 2025
Round 20

Verstappen P5, Hadjar P8 and Tsunoda P10 on the Grid

mx Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Verstappen P5, Hadjar moves up to P8, and Tsunoda to P10 after Sainz’s grid penalty, Lawson P15.

Verstappen P5, Hadjar P8 and Tsunoda P10 on the Grid
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen 1
Oracle Red Bull Racing
We tried a lot of things on the car but unfortunately in Qualifying it just didn’t really come together. It wasn’t for lack of trying: in some areas we had improved and in some it was worse which overall just made it very difficult to drive. Unfortunately, the balance was unpredictable and we couldn’t push and were sliding a lot more, which on a track like this isn’t good. We just had no grip and not enough pace and the weekend hasn’t really been that good for us. For the long runs tomorrow, it is very difficult to say but I’m not expecting it to be miles better than the one lap pace and it will be difficult to overtake. I’ll try to do the best I can, I think it will be quite spicy with the cars ahead and it will be warm and tough on tyres. The most important thing will be to stay out of trouble as it is a very long race. We will try to do the best that we can and maximise everything possible.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda 22
Oracle Red Bull Racing
As it's been for most of the season the gap between Q2 and Q3 has been so tight, so it's unfortunate to be on the other end and miss out by such a small margin. I've felt good in the car this weekend, but we just didn't have the grip in Qualifying that we had hoped for, and in a field like this you sometimes lose out. I had a clean session and I always try and take the positives as tomorrow will bring new opportunities where the long run has seemed good. I stayed close to Max's delta and that's a good sign as that's always been the target for me in this Team. I'll start P10, so with maximum focus from the start we can try and push through and score some good points for the Constructors' as we're still in that fight for P2.

Isack Hadjar
Isack Hadjar 6
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
I’m very happy about my team and the way we bounced back from yesterday. We worked really hard overnight, making some changes to the car and we went in the right direction. It definitely paid off as it helped us get into Q3 today. I think I did a decent job in terms of driving, I felt like I was on it straight away in Q1, but then we went a bit over the limit before doing a good final lap. Tomorrow I really want to fight to come back into the points after a difficult weekend we had in Austin. There are several different scenarios that can happen in Turn 1 since it’s quite far away from the grid, so we have to take every opportunity that might present.

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson 30
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
The car was fast today and we had a strong Q1. In Q2, I struggled with the balance and a mistake on the first lap made the rest of the session quite tricky. The second lap wasn't very strong, so the team decided to abort and use a used tyre at the end. We ended up even slower, so it's something we'll be reviewing. It will be tough given where we're starting from tomorrow, but we'll be working hard as a team to push for points.


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