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Max Verstappen: Red Bull has no chance of pole in Brazil

Max Verstappen has ruled out challenging Mercedes and Ferrari for pole position in Brazil.

Red Bull showed strong pace throughout Friday practice with Verstappen topping the first session. The Dutchman's running in the afternoon session was curtailed by an oil leak which left him in the garage for approximately one hour.

Verstappen's true pace in FP2 was hidden by the fact he was blocked by the Williams of Lance Stroll in the final sector, eventually ending up fifth overall, 0.4s down on Valtteri Bottas, who set the pace in second practice.

Reflecting on the events of Friday practice, Verstappen said: "So we had the oil leak so the engine had to come off.