Max Verstappen: “The whole qualifying was shit…. »

He could become the youngest pole sitter in the history of the F1, thus breaking the record of a former pilot Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel. Given his almost perfect start to the weekend, with three best times in three free practice sessions and despite a hydraulic alert in FP2, Max Verstappen appeared as favorite for pole in Mexico.

Dominant in Q2, Verstappen fired first in Q3, setting the best time after the first attempts. But the last kick of Daniel Ricciardo was the right one, preventing the Dutchman from winning his first career pole.

Visibly disappointed when getting out of his RB14, the former FIA European Championship resident F3, did not mince his words and offered a first explanation. “The whole qualification was of the m…., cursed Verstappen into David Coulthard's microphone before continuing in a press conference to detail his concerns.

“It wasn't good, I struggled throughout the qualification. It was the same problems as in Free Practice 2, with a lot of rear wheel locking when downshifting and when lifting the foot.

The handling of the car wasn't great and we couldn't do anything during qualifying to improve the brake distribution to try to stabilize the car. »