SUZUKA, Japan -- A furious Max Verstappen has labelled his Friday in Japan as "one of the worst this season" after struggling during practice all day in his Red Bull for confidence and grip.
The Dutchman finished the morning session in P6, 0.468s down on teammate Daniel Ricciardo, and while he found pace in FP2 to improve to fourth overall -- still over a second adrift of Lewis Hamilton's session-topping time -- it wasn't without numerous complaints over the team radio.
At one point during the afternoon session Verstappen told his crew that he felt as though he was competing in "rallycross" after his car was seen sliding through the Esses.