Helmut Marko has revealed that Red Bull’s post-Chinese Grand Prix “emergency meeting” was centred around showing168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen how they can improve this year’s F1 car.

It’s been an underwhelming start to the 2025 F1 season for Red Bull, e🌱ven though Verstappen sits second in the drivers’ standings.

Verstappen finished second behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

In China, Verstappen finished fourth after a late-race cha🔥rge to get past the Ferraris.

However, on balance, Red Bull probably had the ꩵfourth-fastest 🦂car in Shanghai.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson’s abysmal performances have highlighted how d🅷ifficult this year’s RB21 is to drive.

The Kiwi has failed ♑to score points in the opening two races - and has been demoted to Racing Bulls for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix.

, Marko shed light on Red Bull’s high-profile meeting in Milton Keynes earlier this week.

“After returning from China, a meeting took place in Milton K🌸eynes, at which we investi🅷gated the questions of how and when Red Bull Racing will have a winning car again,” Marko wrote.

“That wa෴s a good conversation between Max an🌳d the engineers.

“We were able to show Verstappen what the gen𝐆eral direction of development of the racing car looks like and what improvements are all being brouꦚght to the car.”

Marko's honest assessment  

Marko was frank in his assessment of this year’s Red Bull, conced🌄ing that it is “dif🐎ficult to drive”.

The Austrian was encourage♌d by Verstappen𝔉’s pace at the end of the race in Shanghai.

However, it was hard to get an accurate read, given that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri managed the pace at the front.

“Let’s talk about the competitiveness of the Red Bull Racing race car,” Marko add🍷ed.

“After two🏅 race weekends, we can say about the characteristics and competitiveness of the RB21: We’re behind McLaren; the car is difficult to drive, and the setup isn’t exactly straigh🍰tforward.

“But we saw in the second half of the race in China: If things go well, lℱike V꧅erstappen did at the end of the race, now on hard tyres, he can drive as fast as or even faster than the leader.

“In f♛airness though, I have to add tha💎t leader Piastri certainly wasn’t pushing the pace.”