Max Verstappen admitted his lackluster sixth-place qualification in Baku is down to ill-advised setup changes made before qualifying. Sixth is Verstappen’s second-worst qualifying result of the season, equaling the same result in Monaco and better than only his seventh in Italy two weeks ago. It’s also the first grand prix since Miami last year that Verstappen has been outqualified by teammate Sergio Perez. A positive practice campaign had many expecting Red Bull Racing to be a protagonist in the battle for pole, but the RB20’s forecast speed never materialized, leaving Verstappen 0.658s off the pace, albeit with Perez 0.21s further up the road. The defending champion said some...
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