Red Bull Formula 1 driver ཧMax Verstappen felt he got the most out ꧟of what he described as a “pretty boring” Russian Grand Prix.

Verstappen outpaced Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas to set the fourth-fastest time in qualifying but dropped to ninth once his 🔯five-place engine penalty was applied.

He started Sunday’s race from ninth o🉐n the grid in Sochi and  progressed to a lonely fourth-place finish, ending up some 14-seconds adrift off the podium, which wa💫s completed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

𒀰“It was pretty boringꦆ but that was the best we could do,” Verstappen concluded.

Asked where it all went wrong for Red Bull after a strong showing du🐭ring Friday practice, the Dutchman replied: “They [Ferrari] turned the engines up more than us.

“I t💟hink maybe they were not happy with their car balances. I was straightaway happy with mine.

“Anyway, this traওck is not suitable for us. I guess it was just a really good Friday where we straightaway nailed the setup, and for them it took a while to settle in.

Red Bull teammate Alexander Albon recovered strongly fro༒m the pitlane following his qualifying crash to take fifth, keeping up his run of top-six finishes since his mid-season graduation from Toro Rosso.

“I’m happy after a tough Saturday,” Albon said.

“I think that was reallಞy the best we could have done. I think a little bit fortunate with the Safety Car and everything like that, ꦬbut still, the pace was there, so I’m happy.

“I think coming from that Saturday, it wa🗹s good for the team and everyone to do a good job♏.”

Albon ba𝐆ttled brake 🔴issues throughout the race which he felt slowed his progress through the field.

“I thin🤪k this track, the way it’s designed, when you’re following in a train, it really feels a lot worse than other tracks because it’s almost like a tunnel system,” he explained.

“The air is stuck in one place, a little bit like a street track. The downforce loss was immense when you’re foll🌞owing.

“It just meant I couldn’t do those overtakes like I was used 🎃to at Spa and Monza, and outbrake people.

“Once you’re just one driver by themselves t🎀hat you could attack, it wasn’t a problem.”