Max Verstappen described the feeling he 🧔had in his Red Bull Formula 1 car during a wet Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying as “like driving on eggs”.

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

The Dutchman was out-qualifꦬied by the Renault 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 just not having a lot of grip, especially o𝐆n 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. Like driving on eggs. At the end of the day we were just slow. I was hoping for more but it di🌟dn’t go to plan in qualifying.”

Red Bull had been tipped for a strong weekend around the t♊ight and twisty Hungaroring, but Daniel Ricciardo’s shock elimination from Q2 compounded a disappointing ♔day for the team. 

Andꦰ 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 sജtraight in normal modes, not even the p♓ower mode yet, it’s just way too much,” he explained. 

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

When asked about the incident, Verstappen said: “Well it was really difficult to see, the team told me to go and I went for my lap. Difficult to see wha♏t’s behind you."