Tsunoda PAINFUL Post Race Team Radio After Finishing LAST in Brazil

was reflected dramatically in his performance as he wound up

in P16, with his team mate Yuki Tsunoda also knocked out in

P19.

“Today has not been a positive day for the Team, but one

we will try and learn from,” Mekies summarised afterwards.

“The Sprint was tough and we did not have the pace to fight

for the win.

“We were not happy with where we were after the Sprint,

so we decided to make a number of changes. It is part of the

risk taking we felt was necessary to see if we could get

more out of the car.

“It didn’t work and if anything, it went in the opposite

direction and clearly, we lost a lot of competitiveness. It is

painful and difficult to accept but it is what happens when

you take risks sometimes and the best we can do is to learn

from it and see where we can improve the car from here.”

While teams like McLaren and Mercedes have managed the

unique challenges of the old-school track well, Red Bull have

not been able to find momentum, leaving Verstappen with an

uphill fight to return to the points.

He famously did so in a similar situation last season in Brazil,

recovering from P17 to P1 in a rain-soaked race, but the lack

of a downpour in the weather forecast could make a similar

recovery even harder.

Mekies added: “It’s fair to say we are missing the right

window for the car for this circuit, in these conditions. That