Verstappen seeks answers over Sao Paulo balance swing

Max Verstappen wants Red Bull to establish what caused an "extreme" change in the balance of his RB22 during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He started from 21st after a power unit change and climbed to second behind winner Lando Norris, securing a third successive podium at Interlagos.

Verstappen said the car developed "extreme amounts of oversteer" in high-speed corners after switching from intermediates to slick tyres, forcing him to rebalance it at the cost of the front tyres. He added that when he returned to intermediates at the end, the balance was the opposite of what it had been at the start, which he said is normally not possible.

He suggested that something had probably fallen off or broken on the car, though he did not want to say that a specific component had failed. The result of 18 points extends his lead over George Russell to 17 points in the drivers' standings, where he is second.