Max Verstappen got bored in Miami

The Dutch pointed to the tip and kept forward for 14 laps, but could do little to keep the powerful McLaren behind.

The errors of the McLaren pilots in the classification of Saturday, allowed Max Verstappen to keep the pole position for the Miami GP, sixth F1 date. However, he could do with his Red Bull to hold forward during the 57 laps that the competition in the semi -permanent of Florida had. Finally, the tetracampeon was fourth and the wait for the protest conducted by the Austrian Team against George Russell (it was third) for not having respected the double yellow flag.

After the competition, the Dutch analyzed Miami’s career: “The race was not fun, it even bored me,” Max confessed, who lost 40 seconds with the MCl39 of Oscar Piastri! “I had no chance with the McLaren,” said Max. “We have had problems with the overheating of the tires and once they have advanced us they were much faster, I could not do anything, ”he added.

In the energy team of energizing drinks there is concern for the present and for the future. The engineers fail to smoke the gap with the McLaren, in fact, that of Miami was the biggest difference they took out. And in the contract that links the Dutch with Red Bull until 2028 there is a clause that marks that if it is not among the first three of the championship (due to lack of competitiveness of the RB21) at the time of the break by the boreal summer (it begins on August 3 after the Hungary GP) could execute its departure by the end of the year.

Helmut Marko, advisor to the Milton Keynes team, spoke after the Miami race and, faithful to his style, nothing was kept: “The main conclusion is that we are too slow. We saw when they drove thoughts that we are seven tenths from behind. We saw the real speed for the first time. We have to find some performance immediately, but it was depressing to see how rapid the McLaren are, “he was sincere.