Max Verstappen has called on Red Bull to investigate what happened to his car at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after suffering what he described as an 'extreme' amount of oversteer during the race.
The Dutchman started from P21 on Sunday but charged through the field to finish second, just under 15 seconds behind winner Lando Norris. Despite the remarkable comeback, Verstappen was left unhappy with the condition of his car and spoke of his dissatisfaction during the post-race debrief.
Verstappen's frustration after slick tyre switch
Reflecting on the race, Verstappen said: "When you start that far back, you need to try to get by the guys ahead of you as quickly as you can.
"I do think that first stint went really, really well. We got very quickly back into the top 10, and I think the pace wasn't bad. But as soon as I switched to the slicks, I had an extreme amount of oversteer in the car in the high-speed corners, which made it super difficult to drive."
Verstappen added: "So, we need to understand if something broke on the car, some kind of aero loss or whatever, because this was not normal. I sit here, of course, very happy with second, but at the same time, I know there was more in it if the car had been in good shape.
"Unfortunately, that was not the case. I actually did most of the race with a car that was not in good shape, and to finish second, of course, is fantastic."
Looking ahead to next year in Sao Paulo
The second half of the season has been much stronger for Verstappen, with some suggesting that if he had been on this form for the whole campaign, he would have challenged Kimi Antonelli for the title.
Verstappen is already looking ahead to next year's race in Sao Paulo, saying: "Maybe next year I'd love to start a bit further up front instead of starting from the back or the pit lane, but we'll find out next year.
"It's been good. In the wet, it probably also gives you a few more opportunities to get by cars. You can do some different lines and have more opportunities, so that definitely helped me.
"But we also have to understand why or what went wrong with the car as soon as we went to the slick tyres, because even when I switched back to the Inter tyres at the end, the car was night and day different to my first stint, which shows that there is something wrong."
