Horner after qualifying: 'Great to have both drivers on the second row'

Published on 12 September 2020 by Julien Lemmen

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing will occupy the second row of the grid for the Tuscan Grand Prix after Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon finished in third and fourth place in qualifying.

Team principal Christian Horner reflects after qualifying: “It’s great to have both drivers up on the second row in qualifying with Max third and Alex fourth and we extracted the most out of the car today. We were just a couple of tenths shy of Mercedes but it was one of the closest sessions this year and hopefully we can race well from there. Alex has had a strong weekend with his best F1 qualifying result to date which will provide him with confidence ahead of the race. We’ve been quick in sector three all weekend so our first opportunity will be on the run down to Turn One and then we will see what we can do from there. It’s going to be interesting to see what affect the warm weather has on strategies and of course there’s no historic data here so you’ve got to be prepared to be reactive. The drivers are really enjoying this circuit, it’s a fast old school track so let’s hope it produces a great race tomorrow.”

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