Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz has put the spotlight on technical chief Pierre Wache after Red Bull’s underwhelming start to the 2025 F1 season.

While 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen sits second ♎in the F1𝐆 drivers’ standings after two races, Red Bull have had the fourth-fastest car after the opening two races.

In China, Verstappen s﷽pent most of the race in a distant sixth place, running behind the two Ferraris.

Verstappen jumped 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, who switched to a two-stop strategy, and with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc struggling with tyre degradation🌺 due to his front wing damage, moved up to fourth in the closing laps.

Red Bull have struggled considerably with car development since the middle of last year, winning just two of the pre෴vious 16 races.

Red Bull’s 🧔poor form coincided with Adrian Newey’s departure from the team.

Newey’s exit🌜 was announced during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, with the F1 design genius making the switch to Aston Martin for 2025.

, Kravitz questioned whether Wache - who's responsible for the RB21 - can make the improvements needed to take on McLaren.

“Let’s see if they’re really serious about winning🙈 the constructors’ because swapping drivers after two races 𓆉suggests you’re only after the drivers’ and clearly if they win the drivers’ this year that would be a massive win wouldn’t it?” Kravitz said.

“Against Lando and Oscar in a much better Mclaren, that would be clear꧟ly the best of Max’s of what would be five in a🔴 row so let’s see if they’re serious about winning constructors’.

“Let’s see if Pierre Wache is any good. It’s his car. It’s slower than the McLaren at the🧸 moment.

“Adrian Newey hasn’t touched this car. Can he fix it? Can ꦓthey fix it? Let’s wait and find out.”

Red Bull’s mass exodus

Red Bull are suffering from their own success.

In recent years, they’ve lost a♔ number of high-profile team personnel.

Rob Marshall left the team for McLaren in 2023 - and is widely responsible for the latter’s 𝔍upturnꦆ in form recently.

Jonathan Wheatley is Sauber’s new team pri🐎ncipal after a lengthy stint🍸 at Red Bull.

Newey bowed ou🌜t of Red Bull in the middle of last year to take up a role at Aston Martin as their mana𒆙ging technical partner.

Without Ve꧑rstappen’s on-track brilliance, thingꦗs would look much worse for Red Bull and Christian Horner.

Horner and Helmut Marko’s leadership has been scrutinised again 🃏after their brutal decision to drop Liam Lawson after just two rounds inꩵ 2025.

Yuki Tsunoda will take his place at Red Bull alongside Versta🥃ppen from this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.