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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen believes “anything is possible” as the reigning World Champions will need to work his way through the F1 field after his RB19 suffered from a driveshaft issue in Q2, prematurely knocking the Dutchman out of Qualifying in Saudi Arabia.
Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez clinched pole position as Red Bull continued to flex their speed in the desert, an attribute that will very much be in the Dutchman’s favour.
When reminded that Fernando Alonso once won the Singapore Grand Prix from P15, Verstappen admitted that there is a chance that he can stage an incredible fight to the front.
“I mean, anything is possible at this track,” said the two-time World Champion in his post-quali interview.
“We’ve seen a lot of crazy things, but also we’ll stay realistic.
“I mean, it’s going to be tough, but we have good pace. So for sure, we’ll move forward.”
The sound that emerged from Verstappen’s car was concerning, with the driver himself saying that the car “didn’t sound good” whilst limping back to the pit lane.
“Coming out of turn ten it happened, which is very annoying for it to happen,” recalled the 25-year-old.
“I mean, I think we so far had a really good weekend.
“Every session was going really well and every time we were on the track, the car was working really well.
“So now it will be a bit more tricky to get to the front, but it’s all about scoring points.
“I mean, very low season, of course, I would have hoped to at the start a bit further up the road, but we cannot change that now.”
Sunday’s race has all the ingredients to provide Formula 1 fans with a fantastic spectacle as four different constructors lock up the first and second rows.