It was a completely uncharacteristic sprint for at least a couple of teams on the grid. Firstly, it was the Mercedes men who locked out the front row. Although to secure the front row, the two beat a faultless and rapid Max Verstappen. A rare and “not fast enough” performance by the champion.

There were a lot of factors contributing to Verstappen’s fall to P4, as some would speculate. First, Verstappen racing on medium compounds was a grave and uncharacteristic error from Red Bull. Second, Verstappen’s left front wing damage during his tussle with Carlos Sainz. However, speculation aside, Verstappen himself has passed his judgment on his sprint result at the interview.

A puzzled Verstappen said, “It was a bit more difficult than expected somehow.” 

“But even on the softer we wouldn’t have been fast enough, so we’re clearly struggling on keeping the tired alive,” he revealed.

“This is something we need to try and fix for tomorrow. Even though, of course, there is not a lot you can do. Yeah, I mean, it can’t get worse than this.”

The Red Bull man even made his stance clear when asked about the front-wing damage. “I mean at the end of the day I would’ve finished fourth anyway, with a complete front wing or not.”

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The Dutchman has been in worse situations, for example, the races in Hungary and Belgium. However, Verstappen is not expecting the race in Interlagos to finish in a similar fashion despite starting from the second row.

Max Verstappen delivers his verdict on the task of beating Mercedes

The Dutchman is feeling completely down and out after the results of the sprint. This is also making the champion question his ability to potentially beat Mercedes during the race.

When asked, “Difficult to beat Mercedes tomorrow, do you think?” He replied, “At the moment, yeah, they look unbeatable, but I analyze everything.”

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The task at hand is impossible, according to Verstappen. However, every race comes with incidents and most fans would imagine a scenario where Verstappen takes the win in the Brazilian GP. Especially with his current form in the season. However, if not, can Mercedes secure their first win of the season?