‘Very alarming’: Red Bull hold crisis talks as Verstappen stews over Bahrain F1 GP

‘Very alarming’: Red Bull hold crisis talks as Verstappen stews over Bahrain F1 GP
  • Dutchman finished sixth at Sakhir circuit
  • Horner says team need to react ‘very quickly’

Senior figures at Red Bull held crisis talks after the Bahrain Grand Prix finished with a deeply dissatisfied Max Verstappen languishing in sixth place. But the team principal, ­Christian Horner, admitted there will be no quick fix.

Horner conceded the team have problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible, but he said: “This race has exposed some pitfalls that are obviously very clear that we need to get on top of very quickly. Ultimately you can mask it a little through setup and we were able to achieve that last weekend in Suzuka. We understand where the issues are, it’s introducing the solutions that obviously take a little more time.”

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