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Verstappen pushes back on ‘messy’ label after Mexico qualifying

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Max Verstappen disputed a journalist’s suggestion that he had been through some messy days, saying his team had improved the car for qualifying.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

After qualifying in Mexico, Max Verstappen pushed back at a journalist’s suggestion that he had been through some messy days. He said the team had not really been satisfied with the car, but had made it much better for qualifying. “It’s not really messy; it just happens,” he said.

On his final Q3 run, Verstappen was on course for a fast time until two cars were in his path in Turns 12 and 13. He locked up and qualified fourth; he was due to start the race fifth.

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