Photo: Race Pictures

Verstappen reveals ‘nothing’s going my way’ Brazil GP moment

11:34, 12 Nov

byKada Sarkozi

Max Verstappen experienced a rollercoaster of a weekend at the São Paulo GP — at one point, he felt nothing was going his way.

"After the start, picking up that puncture, then being last again—I was like, “My God, nothing is really going my way this weekend.”"

- Max Verstappen

After finishing the Sprint in fourth place, Verstappen was eliminated in Q1 on Saturday. That led to a pit lane start after he received a new power unit and a setup change.

The Dutchman eventually finished third, right behind Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes.

He said: "I jumped into the car, I was only just hoping that the car would be more competitive. But in the laps to the grid, it already felt better than the whole weekend, I would say.

"But then still—after the start, picking up that puncture, then being last again—I was like, “My God, nothing is really going my way this weekend.”

"But then you just settle in. You try to do the best you can: pass the cars in front of you, try to run the optimum strategy. And it all worked out."

Verstappen finished third in Sao Paulo - Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

Verstappen could reap the reward of the changes

The Dutchman was satisfied that the team made the right call, and he could already see the reward as he found himself fighting for a podium in the final stint.

He continued: "With the team, we did the right thing. And then at one point, you're fighting for that podium—you see it with 10, 12 laps to go. That’s nice.

"But at the same time, in the race, I’m not projecting something. I’m just focusing on the moment, trying to hit every lap as consistently as I can.

The defending world champion concluded: "Besides that, of course, the message is that we found a much better feeling in the car again by changing a few bits. But at the same time, it was also quite a bit colder today, and that might also have an effect."

Entering the final three rounds, Verstappen trails Lando Norris by 49 points in the standings.

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