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Verstappen mystified after "very poor" Q3 shootout

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was left scratching his head after qualifying seventh for the Russian Grand Prix, following a poor performance in the top-10 shootout. Verstappen had been fifth and sixth in Q1 and Q2 respectively, but suddenly lost his car’s balance when it mattered in Q3, and was beaten not only by Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo but also the Williams of Felipe Massa. “I was actually very poor after Q2,” said Verstappen. “I had two sets [of tyres] in Q3, but I was already complaining in Q2 the last sector I was losing a lot of grip under braking into Turn 13, so I was losing the rear. “And then you overheat the tyres and everything gets worse and worse. And with...
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