Red Bull will be having some “heavy conversations” about their difficult start to the 2025 F1 season, reckons Martin Brundle.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen slipped to third in the drivers’ championship, eight points behind McLaren’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris, a💟fter he could only finish sixth in a lacklustre Bahrain Grand Prix for Red Bull.

The four-time world champion cut a hugely frustrated figure in Bahrain as a cꦑombination of brake and balance issues, tyre woes and pit stop misery resulted in a weekend to🐼 forget for Verstappen and his team.

It came a week after Verstappen pulled off a sensational, unlikely win against the oddౠs in Japan which left many considering him to be the fav🌠ourite to win a fifth successive world title.

But a shambolic Bahrain Grand Prix has left Red Bull i♋n turmoil amid reports of a ‘crisis meeting’ and bust-ups within the camp.

Sky🌳 Sports F൩1 co commentator Brundle believes serious talks will be taking place at Red Bull.

“Even Verstappen's talents couldn't save Red Bull from aꦆ torrid weekend,” Bru𒁏ndle wrote in his post-race column.

"The car looked a handful to drive and he was often seen strugg♓ling to slow down and turn in from the key braking zones in all track sessions.

“”After following Pierre Gasly's Alpine for endless 🍷laps, in the cl🦂osing stages he was able to sneak past on the last circuit and claim a distant sixth place, not helped by some lumpy pit stops with equipment issues.

“Yuki Tsunoda would score his first couple of Red Bull points in ninth but considering the team won ꦑthe Japanese GP just seven days before,ꩵ it's all rather confusing - probably for them too.

“There'll be some heavy conversations going on.”

‘Great concern’ over Max Verstappen future

After Sunday’s race, Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko admitted he has 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“great concern” about Verstappen’s future with the team.

Marko told Sky Ge🌃rmany: "The concern is great. Improvements have to come in ๊the near future so that he has a car with which he can win again.

"We have to create a basis with a carꦐ so that he can fight for the world championship.”

Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull until the 🌌end of 2028 but his deal is said to contain a performance clﷺause that would allow him to leave the team.

The Dutchman’s future has been the subject of speculation for months and he 🐷has been repeatedly linked with Mercedes and Aston Martin.