Max Verstappen says Red Bull are not quickest yet

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Verstappen’s teammate last year, Sergio Pérez, has been replaced by Liam Lawson this season, with the New Zealand driver set to make his full-time F1 debut in 2025. In the drizzly conditions in Bahrain, Lawson said he was fighting “a few teething gremlins” with his car as he sought to adjust to life alongside Verstappen.
Australian GP: Max Verstappen Admits Red Bull 'Not The Quickest' Ahead Of F1 Season Opener
Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen says he won't go into the opening race of the season with the fastest car on the grid.
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Looking decent during Friday practice in Melbourne, Max Verstappen and Red Bull are seemingly in good stead for the Australian GP.
Max Verstappen and Red Bull in disarray with ‘hard to fix’ F1 Australian GP issues
Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 title defence is off to a less than ideal start with Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix. Second practice on Friday at the Albert Park circuit was a test up and down the grid to see how teams would fare in low-fuel qualifying simulations and Red Bull couldn’t match the likes of McLaren or Ferrari.
Max Verstappen declares ‘we are not the quickest’ ahead of F1 Australian Grand Prix
But ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Verstappen reiterated that he is not the current favorite as the season begins. “Impossible to know at the moment,” said
Max Verstappen F1 championship hangs in the balance after Red Bull horror show
Leclerc was fast on Friday. Norris and Piastri were both incredibly strong. Lewis Hamilton ...was also there, and outpaced the reigning champ in FP2. At this point, it's pretty clear that Verstappen is driving – at best – the third best car on the grid. Hell, the Mercedes looked great on long runs too.
Max Verstappen admits Red Bull problem will be ‘hard to fix’
Max Verstappen has once again played down Red Bull’s chances at this weekend’s season-opening F1 Australian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion, who had already ruled out any hopes of Red Bull contesting for victory heading into the Melbourne weekend, was only seventh-fastest at the end of Friday practice.
Australian GP: Max Verstappen says Red Bull are not the quickest yet
Formula 1 defending champion Max Verstappen downplayed Red Bull's chances at Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, saying the car is slower than their rivals and still working through some issues.
Lewis Hamilton ready to race for Ferrari for the first time in F1's season-opening Australian GP
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his Red Bull. Lando Norris helping McLaren set a benchmark with his pace in testing.
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This season everything is different: where Red Bull Racing invariably started off as towering favourites in recent years, this time it is McLaren, now tipped to dominate Formula 1. Yet Oscar Piastri thinks that a dominant team - as Red Bull was for a long time - won't be coming around for many years to come.
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