Max Verstappen delivers worrying Red Bull admission: ‘Nothing gives a clear direction’
“Nothing really seems to give you a clear direction so that als♔o shows we’re struggling with other things.”
Max Verstappen has conceded Red Bull were unable to find a “clear direction” after ‘throwing the car around’ setup-wise for qualifying at the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Verstappen is set to start Sunday’s race from seventh on the grid - his lowes🎀t grid start since Brazil last🥃 year.
Red Bull struggled with pace and car balance all weekend, with Verstappen going off the track on multiple🌳 occasions in qualifying.
However, qualifying wasn’t a complete disaster for Verstappen in terms of the ▨F1 title race.
Main title rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris is set to start the race from sixth after a disappointing showing from the McLaren d⛦river.
Reflecting on qualifying, Verstappen told Sky Sports: “All weekend it’s been difficult. Just struggling on brake feel𓃲 and stopping power basically. We had very difficult grip.
“I feel that maybe the tyre grip that we are getting out of the car is qui﷽te low and that’s why se🔥tup wise we’ve thrown the car around a lot.
“Nothing really seeꦓms to give you a clear direction so that also shows we’re struggl♉ing with other things.”
Verstappen: “It’s been a difficult weekend for us”
Redꦐ Bull’s struggles started in the middle of last year.
After winning seven of th✤e opening 10 races, Verstappen won just two of the remaining 14 🔜races.
While Verstappen hung on and won the title, McLaren and Ferrari were clea♏rly ahead of them in terms of performance.
Fast-forward to 2025, and it’s a similar story.
McLaren are the team to beat, and Mercedes’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell is often in the mix.
Verstappen delivere🍌d a masterclass at Suzuka♏ last time out to return to winning ways, cutting Norris’ lead to just one point.
Looking ahead to Sunday, Verstappen said: “I don’t know. Just try to do my best. It’s been a difficult wဣeekend for us. Tomorrow, I will try to get as many points as I can, which I do that ever𒊎y single weekend so it’s not like it’s any different tomorrow.
“I have no idea where we will be in terms of race pace. We’re a bit in the middle of the pack so hopefully a bit o⛦f excitement.”
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