Red Bull ace Max Verstappen has said « we keep pushing » not long after his furious rant in Suzuka. The Flying Dutchman endured a nightmare Q2 at the Japanese GP, which saw him be eliminated in the second part of qualifying.
He uploaded a picture of himself walking down a long corridor with the caption « We keep pushing » suggesting he is not willing to sulk on his disastrous Q2 display. He came into Japan having taken pole position at Suzuka for the last four races in a row.
Verstappen’s disappointment and frustration was palpable when he carried out his interview duties. He said: « I mean, I’m not even frustrated anymore. I’m beyond that, so that’s a bit – I don’t know the right word in English for it.
« I don’t know what to make of it, to be honest. I don’t get upset about it, I don’t get disappointed or frustrated by it anymore with what’s going on. »
Red Bull have made some significant changes to his car before the Japanese GP, changing the sidepods, floor and engine cover, but Verstappen found the medium to high-speed corners arduous.
Commenting specifically on his car, he said to Sky Sports F1: « The car never turns mid corner, but at the same time this weekend, it’s just oversteering a lot on entry. It’s really difficult, unpredictable.
« We thought we’d fixed it a little bit in FP3, I mean there was still a lot of understeer in the car, but now in qualifying for me it was again undriveable, so that’s something that we need to look at. Also, I’m driving with a different aero package this weekend, but it seems like that’s not working, so that’s not also very good.
« We have problems that I cannot explain in detail here, that we are know there, sometimes a bit worse than other times, and I think in qualifying it just came back to a point where it became undriveable. »
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