Helmut Marko has confirmed it is true that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen is unhapp💮y about Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda.

Following a disastrous start to the season, Red Bull confirmed last week that Lawson would be replaced by Tsunoda with immediate effect from the💞 J𝓰apanese Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old New Zealander is returning to sister team Racing Bulls after getting the chop just🐠 two r💃aces into his Red Bull career.

Verstappen appeared to show his di♕spleasure at Red Bull’s decision by liking an instagram post from former F1 drive🍸r Geido van Der Garde which criticised the move.

Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Marko has now admitted Verstappen, who sits second in the world championship, did make it clear he was168澳洲5最新开奖结果: not pleased.

“That conclusion is๊ correct, and he did express that,” Marko told .

“But we explained to Max that, in order to win the championship, we have to do everything we can to have t꧒wo cars in the top 10.

“Ma♌x ar🌺gued that the car is very difficult to drive, and that if the car were better, Lawson’s performance would improve as well.

“Of course, we’re working on further development, but at the moment, it’s hard to pred🃏ict how quickly that will come.”

Marko claims Red Bull are saving Lawson’s career

Marko attempted to dismiss the notion of Lawson bei༒ng demoted back to Red Bull’s sister team by insisting the decision has been made purely to protect the Kiwi and enable him to regain confidence.

“He's not being demoted - he's moving to Racing Bulls, which h💃as a very competitive car, much easier to handle than the RB21,” Marko stressed. 

“The change happened after a start that I’d say was⛦ rather unfortunate. The third practice session in Australia was cancelled, and that’s where the pro꧟blems began.

“That naturally affected Liam’s confidence. Unfortunately, things continued in China, which also had aಞ sprint race - so again, only one practice session.

“And at the same time, we have to acknowledge that the RB21 is difficult to d🔥rive. It's not the fastest car, and the gap in performance just kept growing.

“It was a unanimous decision on our part. Earlier in the race 🐓[in China], we tried a different set-up.

“He was simply on the ropes, like a boxer. And when a box♍er is on the ropes, you take him out of the ring.

“But in his case, we have the safety net of our unique opportunity with a second team — so we꧒’re keeping him in Fo🧜rmula 1.”

Marko cited Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon as examples of drivers who have gone on to rebuild the💟ir reputations following unsuccessful stints at Red Bull. 

“We mentioned Gasly. H🦩e later came back into strong form and is now a very successful 🅷grand prix driver with Alpine. The same applies to [Williams' Alex] Albon,” Marko added.

“Everyone had the same fate next to Max, but they bounced back and found their form again in a les🔥s competitive environment.”