Verstappen unsure whether damage explains unusual Red Bull balance in São Paulo

Max Verstappen climbed from 21st to second in the São Paulo Grand Prix. In a post-race interview with Sky Sports F1, he said that after his first stint on intermediates, the Red Bull felt unlike anything he had experienced all weekend, with an unusually strange balance. He did not know whether the car had suffered damage.

Verstappen said the opening laps were important: he overtook several cars and described his first stint on intermediates as especially strong. Most of his progress came on those tyres; after the switch to softs, he made no further major gains.

Once he reached second, he said, he could make little headway. After another late stint on intermediates as the rain fell again, he finished 14 seconds behind race winner Lando Norris. Verstappen called second place from 21st a very good result, while saying the team still had to work out what had gone wrong.