Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle said that he was "quietly pleased" over Max Verstappen's qualifying woes at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Dutch driver looked set to take pole position on the Jeddah street circuit after out performing his rivals in practice and early in qualifying. However, the two-time world champion saw his qualifying thwarted by a driveshaft problem in Q2 making his Red Bull undrivable.
Brundle was pleased to see the Dutch driver having to battle from the eighth row before eventually coming through to finish second. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified second fastest but also had to battle through the field after receiving a 10-place grid penalty for an upgrade to his electronics control unit.
