Max Verstappen describe🉐d the feeling he had in his Red Bull Formula 1 car during a wet Hungaria♎n Grand Prix qualifying as “like driving on eggs”.

Verstappen, who has gained a reputation for his driving skills in wet-weather following some remarkable performances -♛ most notably at the 2016 Bra🍬zilian Grand Prix - could only manage the seventh-quickest time during a soaking Q3 in Budapest. 

The Dutchman was out-qualified by the Renau🦹lt of Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly’s Toro Rosso in the session and admitted he was at a loss as to why his RB14 felt so difficult to drive, particularly when running on full wets. 

“The car was ju♏st not havinꦆg a lot of grip, especially on the extreme tyres, we were really struggling but even on the intermediates it was not fantastic. I don’t know why as otherwise we’d have changed it," Verstappen said. 

“Just sliding around, no grip, locking. Mid-corner, no grip, no traction. Lik♎e driving on eggs. At the end of the day w𒁏e were just slow. I was hoping for more but it didn’t go to plan in qualifying.”

Red Bull had been tipped for a strong weekend around the tight and twisty Hungaroring,❀ but Daniel Ricciardo’s shock elimination from Q2 compounded a disappointing day for the team. 

And Verstappen felt Red Bull would have had “no chance” to fight for pole had conditions remained dry, given Renault’s well-documented deficits in engine 🧸power compared to Ferrari and Mercedes. 

“When you are losing seven, eight tenths on the straight in normal modes, not even the power mode yet, it’s just way too much🐈,” he explained. 

Verstappen also escaped punishment for a possible block on Romain Grosjean’s Haas during the top 10 shoot🀅out, with F1 stewards concluding that limited visibility had played a role, ultimatelt opting to take no further action after ruling it was not “unnecessary impeding”. 

When asked about the incident, Verstappen said: “Well it was really difficult to see, the team toꦬld me to go and I went for my lap. Difficult to see what’s behind you."