Frustrated Max Verstappen pinpoints where Red Bull need to improve

Max Versta🌌ppen paints bleak picture for Red Bull's prospects after difficult Friday practice at Imola.

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen says Red Bull have work to do to have any chance of being in the fight for pole position at the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The reigning world champion endured a difficult Friday at Imola as he finished seventh in FP1 and fifth in ဣFP2, ending the day nearly half a second adrift of the dominant McLarens.

V﷽erstappen, in an upgraded Red Bull, was unhappy with tওhe balance and handling of his car and cut a frustrated figure inside the cockpit of his car.

The Dutchman was even seen punching his steering wheel at one point after a scrappy lap which featured several wide mo⛎ments.

Speaking at the conclusion of Fri𒈔day’s running, Verstapp♎en conceded Red Bull are not currently “fast enough” to challenge at the front this weekend.

“We tried a lot. Some things wo♏rked better than others but overall not fast enough at the moment,” said Verstappen, who was also off the pace on the long runs.

Asked w🐟hat level his confidence is at heading into the rest of the weekend, Verstappen replied: “At the moment not very high.

“We definitely need a bit mꦅore work to j𓆉ust get a better through corner balance to go faster.

“I think it’s the same in the long runs. I got overtaken by the McLare🃏ns so that says enough right? They pull away.

“But even then, compared to other teamsﷺ around us I think it was a bit tough 💧today.”

Red Bull teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Yuki Tsunoda was only 16th in FP1, before improving to eigꦇhth in🐼 FP2. 

Max Verstappen’s bizarre cockpit issue

Verstappen was heard complaining about having a loose nut ins📖ide his cockpit during second practice.

“Can you have a look… Oh I lost it, it’s like a nut🐻,” Verstappen said over team radio. “I had a nut in my hand but it fell into my seat.”

Assessing Verstappen’s Friday, 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve told Sky ꦑSports F1: "The car looks like a handful. It's hard to drꦓive. He's really muscling it through.

"But finding a nut in your pedals, woah♑, that's scary because it could lock the gas pedal or the brake pedal.

"Does it come from the car that𝔍 something came loose or was it forgotten there. Thღat's something to find out."

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