'We had a very dominant car last year. That is completely gone.'
Max Verstappen has admitted that Red Bull ’s F1 dominance has “completely gone” with the RB20 car “not good enough” in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying.Yet despite starting the year with four victories – including three one-two finishes for Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez – across the first five races, Red Bull have faced a renewed threat from Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes over recent weeks.
However, Verstappen was pipped to pole by McLaren driver Lando Norris, who claimed his second career pole position just weeks after collecting his maiden F1 victory in Miami.After Verstappen could only manage sixth in Monaco last month, the three-time World Champion’s father Jos declared that Red Bull’s period of dominance had “come to an end.”
Asked if this is a wake-up call for Red Bull, he told media including PlanetF1.com: “I think we are pretty much very awake already with what’s happening.“We had a very dominant car last year. That is completely gone, naturally, and we just need to really try and make a step ahead again.” The Dutchman described the Spanish GP weekend as “clean” by comparison, but was frustrated to miss out on pole at a circuit theoretically suited to the Red Bull package.
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