Pink Bull have admitted to taking a “daring” set-up threat that finally backfired throughout a disastrous qualifying on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen suffered a shock elimination within the first a part of qualifying and can begin down in sixteenth for Sunday’s race at Interlagos in a blow to his fading title hopes.
To compound Pink Bull’s distress, Yuki Tsunoda was the slowest driver in qualifying as he ended up nineteenth, with Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto unable to participate after his monster shunt within the dash race.
Pink Bull staff principal Laurent Mekies revealed his aspect took dangers with their set-up that didn’t repay.
“Clearly, no person anticipated one thing like that,” Mekies defined to Sky Sports activities F1.
“We’ve been sad with the automobile since just about after we received right here, and also you heard our struggles via the follow session and dash however nonetheless, we have been on the level the place we couldn’t battle for the win however we may battle with the group simply after.
“And it is honest to say that we took some extra threat earlier than qualifying to attempt to see if we may put the automobile in a greater place and it clearly went the other way.
“So, that is the place we at the moment are. It is generally the worth you pay while you take a threat, you can not all the time go your manner. It is painful but it surely’s one thing we will study from and enhance.”
Mekies continued: “We did take some dangers, we did change considerably the automobile as a result of once more that is the form of threat it’s essential to take if you wish to give your self an opportunity to place the automobile again in a window the place it may battle for one thing larger than the place we have been this morning.
“As we stated it went the other way so now we’re the place we’re however no I’d not say it was scary, it is daring adjustments, we’ve been daring in our strategy for a very long time, that is the way in which we go racing and generally it hurts.”
Verstappen bemoans Pink Bull woes
4-time world champion Verstappen was left despondent by the end result, and couldn’t clarify his lap of grip or stability.
“It was simply unhealthy. I couldn’t push in any respect,” the Dutchman stated. “The automobile was in every single place, sliding round so much. I needed to under-drive it so much simply to not have a second. That in fact doesn’t work in qualifying.
“We first must analyse what’s going on. I don’t actually perceive how it may be this unhealthy, in order that’s extra vital for us to know in the meanwhile.”
