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Marko knew pole was possible if Verstappen cleaned up errors

Article To news overview Although Max Verstappen didn't have a clean qualifying session for the Belgian GP, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko knew pole position was always possible. The Dutchman will start Sunday's race from P1 after getting the better of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Pole wasn't a guarantee as Marko revealed Verstappen made some mistakes at the start of Q3, though he believed his driver would get things right. "He made three mistakes in his first run and lost one-and-a-half seconds," Marko told ORF. "We knew that if he had a clean run, he would succeed." Lando Norris crashed heavily at Eau Rouge during Q3, an incident that brought out the red flag and...
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