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Max Verstappen has not been a major fan of his Red Bull throughout the Qatar Grand Prix weekend.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko disclosed that Max Verstappen is currently using an older floor specification in Qatar. Verstappen experienced difficulties with his RB21 due to understeer and bouncing throughout the weekend at the Lusail International Circuit. Despite qualifying in sixth place for the sprint race, Verstappen managed to finish fourth after gaining two positions early on. In the grand prix qualifying session, he improved to third but continued using the older floor introduced in Monza, not the latest upgrade from Mexico. Marko mentioned that aside from the floor, other factors contributed to Verstappen’s issues, with the bouncing not being solely the floor’s fault. Verstappen’s aim is to maintain his F1 championship chances alive for the Abu Dhabi season finale, starting the Qatar Grand Prix behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on the second row.
