Qualifying
F1 2025
Round 21

Verstappen P4 in Sprint but P16 in Qualifying, with Hadjar P5 and Lawson P7

br Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Verstappen finished P4 from P6 in the Sprint, while Tsunoda P13 from the pit lane start. Hadjar took P10 from P9, and Lawson ended P16 from P17. In Qualifying, Hadjar secured P5, Lawson P7, Verstappen P16, and Tsunoda P19.

Verstappen P4 in Sprint but P16 in Qualifying, with Hadjar P5 and Lawson P7
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen 1
Oracle Red Bull Racing
The Sprint today was a mixed bag, I had a good start and made up one position but that was about as good as it got. We then had the red flag and my race was pretty much over, I just couldn't keep up with the cars in front of me and the wet patches on the track didn't help. The Sprint felt similar to how the car felt during Sprint Quali yesterday so considering that, we definitely maximised as much as was possible with the P4 result. Between the Sprint and Quali today we made quite a few changes to the car to try and improve performance, but the grip and traction were not there and I was sliding around a lot which resulted in me really having to under drive. I am struggling to understand why the performance has been quite so bad today, we have a lot to analyse but firstly we need to understand the issues that we have been facing all weekend. The whole weekend has been pretty tough which is definitely unexpected but let's see what tomorrow has in store.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda 22
Oracle Red Bull Racing
Today was a frustrating one. We had tried a different approach going into the Sprint to gain some important data for the Team before Qualifying. Starting from the pitlane made it difficult to make up many positions, but the data we took into Qualifying was valuable. Between the Sprint and Quali, we'd made changes to get ourselves in a better position. From my side of the garage it made a difference, I felt we made a step forward together. For Quali I felt better in the car, it solved some of the limitations that I was feeling in the Sprint but we then encountered another issue as a result of the changes. The lack of grip was a problem, especially in these conditions, where in sector one we just couldn't get the tyres going. It's frustrating to not have maximised on the positives changes we'd made. I'll start from the back, so I'll try my best tomorrow to overtake and move up the pack.

Isack Hadjar
Isack Hadjar 6
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
After a tricky Sprint race this morning, I’m glad that we put it all together during a hectic Qualifying session. There were very difficult conditions out there and despite having a fast a car, for most of the time I was just fighting with it. It wasn’t easy at all to keeping the car on track today, so this P5 comes with a bit of a surprise and it’s a great result for us as a team. Tomorrow we’ll start in a very interesting position and it’s definitely a big opportunity to score important points for the Constructors’ Championship, so we’ll give our all to achieve the best possible result.

Liam Lawson
Liam Lawson 30
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
To have both cars in Q3 is a great result for the team. The pace was very strong in Qualifying, which is great given the tough Sprint race. We'll be analysing the small details after losing lap time during Q3, which cost us a few positions, but it's certainly a decent place to be starting from tomorrow. As always, the target is to score points, so we'll be giving it our all on track.


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