'A really good result for us' - Verstappen on front row for Belgian Grand Prix

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Jul 18, 2026
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And down here, who said whatever Nico draws, she will get tattooed.
So why don't you all...
Oh, no way.
Yes, this lady. Give us a wave.
This lady at the front.
So, why don't you all help?
It's a cauliflower.
What is that?
It's a tree.
That's a tree?
That's supposed to be a shamrock. Is a shamrock okay?
This is what this lady is going to get tattooed. I feel so bad.
Honestly.
Let me take...
Let's see who wins the final.
Yes, let's do it.
I'm...
You choose team.
I'm Messi.
He's okay.
Argentina.
Spain.
I'm Jamal.
Okay.
Messi and Duval, it's time.
Are paying attention.
And we've got the Mexican fans chanting for Checo.
1-0 to Checo.
Draw anything.
Maybe just an autograph.
You realize that if I draw the track, it's on you permanently.
And you've seen my drawing ability.
And you're still committing to this.
Okay.
That's my safety briefing. Overall, I'll do that.
You have to come all the way back.
Okay.
No, no, no. We're good, we're good, we're good.
Oh, my God.
I would not put this on you.
Yeah, I mean, it's a bit of a shame.
That last lap was a tiny bit better.
But then there was a yellow flag in the last two corners.
Which...
I knew there was a yellow flag around that zone for the pit lane entry.
But to me, the Stuart was very visible.
And a bit too visible on track for it to be a yellow flag for the pit entry.
But it's the way it is.
I lifted off and I probably lost a bit of lap time there.
The guys were stretched to make sure they got the car ready.
And I was feeling the car was feeling the best for all weekend in P3.
And then, unfortunately, I had to go and damage it.
So it wasn't the same car when I got back out.
Unfortunately, not identical in terms of balance.
But I got the best I could out of what I had.
I mean, it's super frustrating.
Battling against Kimi at the best of times is very tough in a fair fight.
When we're in this situation, it's impossible.
When you're losing all the lap time in the straights.
The team are working so hard to try and pinpoint what it is.
Really good session.
From FP1, I felt good with the car.
Honestly, it's been one of the best feelings I've had this year.
Probably with Barcelona and Canada and Melbourne.
So, I don't know.
The team have done a really good job to give us a good package.
And from the beginning of qualifying, I felt good.
I felt on it.
Boring session.
At least I got to...
I don't know if I really helped him through it in second.
I think probably.
But he drove very well.
And anyway, he would have been at the front.
But to give that bonus was definitely the right thing to do.
I'm happy for the team.
I'm happy for him.
Pretty mega lap.
It was probably one of the best laps I've ever done in qualifying.
So, I'm pretty happy with today.
Just a shame I start P13 tomorrow.
It doesn't matter too much.
I've been happy all weekend.
I feel like I've been doing a good job all weekend.
Getting the most out of the car.
And I feel like I did that again today.
P3 was certainly the best we could achieve.
To be on the front row for us, I think it's been a really good result.
Of course, you have to take into account the slipstream.
But the whole weekend, the car has been quite decent to drive.
Just we are a bit draggy or slow on the straight.
We'll try to be ready for anything.
Of course, having Max next to me is a tough opponent.
And for sure, he's going to go for it.
But as I said, we won't try to put any extra pressure on us.
Just try to do everything right in our control.
And then we'll see what happens.
