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Verstappen thrown off by 'terrible' set of tyres in Q3

Max Verstappen says a "terrible" first set of tyres in Q3 left him low on grip which thwarted the build-up to his final run in Saturday evening's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying session. The Dutchman ultimately clocked in fourth, 0.261s adrift from his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, who secured in Jeddah his first career pole in F1, and behind the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Speaking after the session, Verstappen was at a loss to understand why his first set of soft compound tyres were so low on grip. "I think in Q1 and Q2, everything was looking quite well," Verstappen told Sky F1. "It was just my first set in Q3 was terrible. I don't know,...
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