Jenson Button has picked the one thing to give neutral fans hope for a competitive race.
Jenson Button believes Max Verstappen’s starting position for sixth is the “only thing that can save us” from another dominant win.
For fans hoping for an exciting race on Sunday, that sprint performance did not inspire confidence but there is one difference between the sprint and Sunday’s race – Verstappen’s starting position.After a messy flying lap which saw a lock up into Turn 1 and then a breaking of the track limits at Turn 19, Verstappen saw his Friday quali lap deleted and he was forced to settle for his second-best effort.
Button believes Verstappen’s starting position is the “only thing that can save us” from another win for Red Bull. “It’s not going to be easy. Overtaking here isn’t easy and they proved that in that race. It wasn’t very exciting because it was difficult to overtake so it’s still going to be a challenge for him tomorrow. I wouldn’t want to come up behind Lewis.”“Of course, it’s not ideal to start P6 but the pace of the car seems quite strong and hopefully on higher fuel loads tomorrow, we can do something similar,” Verstappen said.
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