Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies revealed that the team opted for a bold approach ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix qualifying session after struggling since arriving at the circuit. Unfortunately for the Milton Keynes outfit, the risk did not pay off. Max Verstappen qualified in 16th with his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in 19th.

MAX VERSTAPPEN’S father furiously stormed out of Red Bull’s garage after his son crashed out of the Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying. Max, 28, suffered one of the worst performances of

F1 champion Max Verstappen was disappointed with his car's performance during Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying, having a poor session just as he was pulling himself back into the championship fight.

Lando Norris will be on pole for Sunday's Brazil Grand Prix after a brilliant Saturday at Interlagos. The McLaren driver won the sprint race this morning and went fastest in all three sessions in qualifying.

Red Bull's Helmut Marko has ruled out any chance of a Max Verstappen victory in the Brazil Sprint, unless it happens to rain.

In summary, given Verstappen's form in the dry and the wet and ability to win races from the back of the grid - you cannot write him off heading into Sunday's race. Even if he is now the hunter rather than the hunted in a title fight with McLaren as we head into the sprint weekend...

Max Verstappen may be 36 points off title leader Lando Norris but he will be the man to beat this weekend as he seeks to complete a hat-trick of Interlagos victories.

Lando Norris leads by a small margin. Max Verstappen, in third, is a real contender. São Paulo could reshape the F1 title chase.