Jos Verstappen storms out of Red Bull garage as Max Verstappen embarrassed at Brazilian GP

Max Verstappen's dad stormed out of the Red Bull team garage as it was confirmed that his son Max had suffered a shocking Q1 exit in qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He managed to go only 16th fastest and qualified in the bottom five for a Grand Prix for the first time in four years.

Verstappen had struggled for pace in qualifying for the Sprint and the short-form race itself, although he did manage to finish fourth. He said he would make changes to his set-up ahead of qualifying in a bid to make his car easier to drive for the rest of the weekend.

However, it seems that move has now backfired. He complained over the radio throughout Q1 on Saturday evening, including one message in which he sarcastically told radio engineer Gianpiero Lambiase: "I have no grip, zero - brilliant." Asked what he wanted the team to do, the Dutchman appeared to have run out of ideas.

And when he crossed the finish line on his final flying lap, he was still 16th on the timesheets and that was not good enough to progress to the next part of the session. To make matters worse for Red Bull, his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda also struggled for pace and qualified only 19th, meaning the team's day was done.

TV cameras immediately cut to the Red Bull garage and caught the moment that Jos Verstappen walked out of the back of the garage, clearly frustrated by what he had just witnessed. Team principal Laurent Mekies was also frustrated but kept station on the pit wall and told Sky Sports: "Nobody expected something like that.

"We have been unhappy with the car pretty much since we got here and you heard our struggles through the practice session and sprint quali and the sprint. But nonetheless, we were at the point where we could not fight for the win but we could fight with the group just after.

"It's fair to say that we took some risk before qualifying to try to see if we could put the car in a better place, and it obviously went in the opposite direction. So that is where we are now. It's sometimes the price you pay when you take risks. It can't always go your way. It's painful, but it's something that we can learn from and improve."

It is the first time Verstappen has failed to progress from Q1 in a Grand Prix qualifying session since the 2021 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. However, he will take some comfort from the fact he won in Brazil last year from 17th, having started so low because of a grid penalty.

But that was with a much quicker Red Bull car, while his current machine is clearly not set up in a way that suits his driving style. With his McLaren title rivals both starting inside the top 10, Verstappen must produce another remarkable comeback race, or it could be the end of his slim title hopes.