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F1: Verstappen feared P5 or P6 finish

Praising his team's strategy in a difficult race, Max Verstappen admits that he feared the best he could hope for was P5 or even P6. Qualifying fourth, a strong start saw the world champion pass Lando Norris for third on the opening lap. However, as the first rain began to fall the Dutchman found himself struggling and on Lap 15 he was passed by the Briton, and then by his McLaren teammate just three laps later. When the rain began to fall more heavily, Verstappen was among the first to stop and once things had settled down again he was running third behind Norris and Lewis Hamilton. It was at the next round of stops that McLaren made the disastrous decision to switch Norris to softs,...
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