168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen says he is lacking confidence in his Red Bull F1 car following a “difficu𓆏lt” Friday at the Ja🍷panese Grand Prix.

Reigning world champion Verstappen was only eighth-fastest in a chaotic second practice which was disrupted by four red flags and complai🍸ned of understeer in his RB21.

Verstappen had a better morninꦡg, finishing fifth in FP1.

However, the four-time world champion has admitted he is not comfortable in his Red Bull at the high-༺speed Suzuka circuit.

"It was quite chaotic for eve🌸ryone out there with all the red flags,” Verstappen said after FP2.

"Today has been quite difficult for me. We tried a lot of diffe🥀rent things with the car but it seems like a lot of things are not really clicking at the moment, so it's quite difficult to put the lap down.

"You need a lot of confidence and commitment around here. At the moment, I don't feel like 𝓡I can use that so I still have quite a bit of work to do.”

Verstappen assesses new teammate’s start

Verstappen was only just over a tenth ahead of his new Red Bull teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Yuki Tsunoda in sixth in first practice on Friday morning.

Tsunoda was remarkably promoted to the Red Bull main team just two races into the season, with Liam Lawson returning ༺to the sister Racing Bulls squad following a terrible start to 2025.

Having impressed in the first session, Tsunoda was only 18th fastest in FP2♛ but did not complete a re🗹presentative lap on the soft tyres.

"I think he started off pretty well in FP1 then FP2 was chaotic for everyone,” Verstappen commented when asked about Tsunꦛoda’🃏s first day.

"We have a lot of homework to do from ou🌠r side to focus on the 🎉car but I think everything went quite well.”

Tsunoda’s early performance 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:drew praise from Red Bull teꦯam principal Christian Horner and Helmut M🧜arko. 

“A very good day for Yuki and for all of ourꦯ young drivers," Marko told Sky Sports F1. "Hadjar did well, and Lawson recovered.”

Verstappen was left unhappy 🌼with Red Bull’s brutal decision to swap Tsunoda and Lawson so early in theꦓ year.