Christian Horner blames Charles Leclerc as Max Verstappen is beaten to pole for British GP
dailystar.co.ukChristian Horner felt a spin by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc cost Max Verstappen pole position at the British Grand Prix.Verstappen dominated FP3 earlier in the day and looked set to take pole at a saturated Silverstone.
However, the Dutchman looked ragged in Q3, having a spin exiting Stowe and going off at the circuit at Vale on another fast lap.The world champion still had the chance to take pole, but his final push lap was ruined when he had to slow slightly for yellow flags, triggered by a spin from Leclerc, who ended up third on the grid, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez fourth.
Horner felt the incident cost Verstappen a few tenths of a second, with Sainz taking pole by less than one tenth. READ MORE: Keanu Reeves ditches Aston Martin for Ferrari as Carlos Sainz takes British GP pole “Max lifted for the yellow and gave up about three or four tenths for it,” Horner told Sky Sports F1. “But look, congratulations for Carlos, he’s always been demon in the wet.
When he was a junior for us, he was always very strong in these conditions. We’re pleased to be on the front row and we’ve got Checo [Perez] up there as well.”Meanwhile, Verstappen said: “It was quite a tricky qualifying with the rain.
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