‘All over the place’ - Max Verstappen bemoans Red Bull's performance after qualifying second at Australian Grand Prix

Defending Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says his performance so far this weekend has been “all over the place”, despite qualifying second at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutchman, victorious in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago, was unable to find himself on pole after an impressive display from current championship leader and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. Ad/> Despite securing a place on the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s race, Verstappen insists he has endured problems with his car throughout his time in Melbourne so far.

Australian Grand PrixStroll handed penalty after heavy qualifying collision with Latifi21 MINUTES AGO «I didn’t really feel comfortable in the car for the whole weekend,” he said. „There’s not been one lap where I actually felt confident, so [it has been] a bit of struggle. “Of course, second is still a good result, but I’m not feeling that great to go to the limit.

»For me, this weekend has been all over the place… as a team, we want more.” Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez will be close behind, having qualified third for tomorrow's race, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. However, Perez is under investigation by the stewards for an alleged failure to slow down under yellow flags during the second part of qualifying. Despite that, the Mexican, pole-sitter in Jeddah last time out, appeared more upbeat about Red Bull’s qualifying performance, despite appearing to question some of his team’s decision-making.

“In Q1 and Q2, things were going good. With all the red flags it’s always very hard to keep the momentum going,” Perez said. “I regret a bit the decision we took to go into Q3 with our strategy on the tyres, but I think P3 is a decent start for