168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen could be forced to take a grid penalty for this weekend’s Sao P🐽aulo Grand Prix as Red Bull consider changing his engine.

Verstappen was forced to revert to an older engine after his Friday running ꦗwas plagued due to a power unit issue.

The Dutchman recovered to put his Red Bull on the front row of the grid ahead of F1 title rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris.

However, Red Bull’s challenge dissipated in the race as Verstappen struggled for straight-line speed, losing out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz at the Safety Car restart.

Verstappen then was involved i♕n two separate incidents with Norris, picking up 20 seconds worth of time penalties as a result.

The three-𒀰time world champion ultimately✅ finished sixth, and with Norris in second, saw his championship lead reduce by 10 points.

Red Bull are now consideri𒊎ng giving him a new engine for the final four races as they look to stay in title contention.

With overtaking opportunities plenty in Brazil, it would be an oౠbvious choi🎀ce for Red Bull if they decide to take a new engine.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, Marko said: “More alarming is that we couldn't make the tyres work - both medium and🐟 hard.

“We were nowhere near the two front teams, and I guess part of the problem is that Friday, we couldn't drive becaus🍃e of the engine problems.

“We have to do somethi🐽ng, that's clear. We a𒊎lso will have a change the engine because we had been so slow on the straight.

“This engine, 𝔉which was in the car, was not supposed to be in the car, so most likely Brazil could happen.”

Marko also confirmed 🧔to Austrian broadcaster ORF that the engine Verstappen was running in Mexico was only intended for practice sessions, suggesting th꧑e performance of it wasn’t close to its peak.

Marko explained: “The engine we had ꦏin there was no longer intended for the race, and the older an engin🦩e gets, the more its performance diminishes,” he said.

“The penalt☂y would be five places. That wouldn't be so severe in Brazil, for example, where you can overtake relatively easily. But we saw that we were missing three to eight km/h on the straights.”