Verstappen suspects car fault after Sao Paulo slick-tyre slump

Max Verstappen finished second at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after recovering 19 positions from 21st on the grid. He climbed to fifth on Intermediate tyres before progress slowed following his switch to Soft tyres, when he experienced severe oversteer in high-speed corners. Red Bull later swapped him ahead of team-mate Isack Hadjar, but he could not challenge race winner Lando Norris.

After the race, Verstappen said he was happy with second but believed the car was not in good shape for much of the event. He said he needed to understand whether something had broken, such as an aero loss, because the behaviour was not normal. He also admitted a poor start, caused by holding the clutch incorrectly, had cost him some early positions.