Max Verstappen said everything that could go wrong did go wrong after he could only manage P6 in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Lando Norris was hit with an early penalty by the FIA for a false start, after making his way up to third on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen was heard over team radio reporting the false start,

During the buildup to the Japanese Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was lamenting a lack of confidence in the RB21 McLaren seemed to have the dominant package, as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took turns topping the timing sheets.