Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's changes that left the RB20 "uncontrollable" at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. (More Motorsport News)
Ver🍨stappen could only manage fifth place around the streets of Baku, but remains 59 points ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, who finished one place in front.
But the Dutchman was the beneficiary of a collision involving Red Bull teaಌm-mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz on the penultimate lap of the race.
Verstappen has now gone six grand prix with𒐪out a pole position and seven without a victory, last winning at the Spanish Grand Prix in June.
The three-time world champion cited issues with his car during qualifying that seemed to carry over into the race, but is confident Red Bull c♔an respond in Singapore next time.
"I think the changes we did to the car werꦰe positive, but then you still need of course to do the set-up on the car," Verstappen said.
“I think we were heading in the righඣt direction but then the✃ changes that we made before qualifying tipped it over the edge.
"We paid the price for that in t⛄he race unfortunately.”
The Dutchman was able to further detail the difficulties he experi📖enced on track, saying: “My wheels were literally coming off the ground.
“Then of course you lose contact patch w𝕴ith the tarmac whಌich you don’t want.
"That then caused me to slide a lot morไe, overheat the tyres more and there was no way to drive around it so the pace was just a bit all over the place.
“I had to 🌳box and then it was just a bit unfortunate I got stuck behind Alex and Lando.
"I was in that fig🦩ht, George passed me, and then we actually had good pace, the two of us.
"We were catching the leaders but then as soon as I got close to George again within that window where you have the dirty air, because of the jumpiౠng that I’m dealing with I’m sliding already quite a bit.
“And then when I get close to him I’m slid💞ing even more and that just tipped it over the edge where it becomes quite uncontrollable towards the en꧑d of the race, which was very difficult again.”
