Verstappen didn't enjoy 'one lap' of practice

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen labelled Japanese Grand Prix practice earlier on "one of my worst this season" and he claimed that he didn't enjoy "one lap".

In FP2, Verstappen managed a P4 finish in between two Ferraris, but the Dutchman was a second behind Lewis Hamilton, who set the quickest time in Japan.

Verstappen said to his team on the team radio that it felt like "rallycross" due to the sliding on the car and his unhappiness was clear to see after the session.

"(It was) one of my worst this season in terms of feeling the car, no grip, and around here you need to be confident in how you attack the corners," the Dutch driver said to Autosport.

"Today there was not one lap when I felt good in the car."

Verstappen managed to outpace his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, but the Aussie seemed a lot more relaxed when talking to Autosport.

"I don't think I was as unhappy as him," Ricciardo said. "We had different downforce, he tried less wing, I tried bigger. 

"On one lap there's probably not that much difference with the wing, but in the longer run seemed like I was more happy and consistent. For me, short runs we can improve I think, the long run I think we got probably the maximum out of it."