Max Verstappen P6 : Post-qualifying interview| 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Hey Max, well considering it seems like the car hasn't been that fun to drive so far this weekend, you're only a tenth off P3, like what's the kind of overriding emotion after that tough qualy? Well I think FP3 actually was quite decent for us, we made a really good step overnight, but unfortunately going into qualifying immediately in my first lap I picked up again a problem on the rear axle, which we have already a lot during the season, but it happens at different phases of the weekend and now unfortunately it happened in qualifying, so you just jump around a lot more, the car's not good on the curves anymore, the bumps, and it's just costing performance on a track where it's of course super close. Feels like a bit of a lottery then, you're not quite sure when you're going to pick up that problem. Oh yeah, it's a story of my year. Any hope that you can rescue something at podium tomorrow, is that too much chance? Well if we can fix it then yes, then I think the car will be in a better window Is that enough for a podium? I don't know, but I mean I would like to race with a car that is 100%, that would be nice.