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Max Verstappen: 'I think the whole team expected a bit better'

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen was expecting more from the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session after finishing fifth fastest on Saturday, but will start fourth once Sebastian Vettel takes his three-place penalty. 'Not such a bad result in qualifying but I think the whole team expected a bit better,' admitted Verstappen.  'We wanted to be in front of the Ferraris, we were very close but the balance of our car wasn't quite right. In the low speed corners where we are usually very strong it didn't quite work for us today, this could be the changing conditions but I'm not entirely sure.” Verstappen has had the edge over his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo all weekend and starting...
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