Red Bull racer Max Verstappen drove a solid qualifying at the Silverstone circuit on Saturday where in changing weather conditions, the young Dutchman secured the fifth best time overall behind the two Mercedes and two Ferrari drivers.
In all honesty, the Milton Keynes based squad believe that P5 was always going to be the maximum he would achieve, however that fifth place will turn into fourth on Sunday's grid for the British GP after Bottas' penalty.
Hopefully he can make the most of any opportunity, which includes some potential wet weather conditions, and be competitive in the race from there.
"It was a lonely qualifying for me and we ended up pretty much exactly where I expected. We were lacking the speed and therefore unable to get close to the Mercedes and Ferraris but the car still felt good so I had fun out there. Fifth was the best we could have done today and I achieved that. I'll start tomorrow in fourth which of course is better but I never like to rely on penalties for other people to help; I wish I was there just on pace,” he said.
“We shall wait and see what the weather brings tomorrow, hopefully some rain as I think I have a better chance of challenging for a podium in the wet. At the beginning of Qualifying it looked like it could have been a nice chance to get up front but unfortunately the track dried out. I want to be realistic and not dream so I'm hoping my luck has changed and I can have a good, fun race tomorrow and bring the car home. I am not talking about podiums or winning for now. If something happens to the cars in front then we can challenge for a better result."
