168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has warned that Red Bull’s tendency to overheat their tyres could derail their bid to win the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Verstappen is set to start Sunday’s race at Imola from second on the grid after he was pipped to pole position by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

Less than a tenth separated🐎 the pair at the end of qualifying.

Itܫ sets up an exciting race, with Piastri and Verstappen going head-to-head on the opening lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

The pair also fꦐought hard in Miami, with Verstappen putting on a defensive masterclass against the two McLarens.

Speaking to Sky Sports after qualifying at Imola, Verstappen was pleased with the step forward mad🐓e by Red Bull overn🐈ight.

“I mean it was definitely a good step forward,” Ver✱stappen said. “Yesterday was very tough but today everything felt a bit more normal.

“I was a lot happi💯er. Unfortunately, just on that C6 we couldn’t extract the same as what maybe on the C5 was possible. That was a bit unfortunat꧙e but overall quite happy with the car. I think what we did overnight was very good and it’s very promising.”

Verstappen’s overheating warning

With Verstappen struggling to keep the C6 Pirelli tyre alive for the whole lap, he’🍸s concerned about how the RB21 will fare over a race distance.

McLar𝔉en’s key advantage ov♐er their rivals has been how they can look after their tyres.

As a result, Veꦍrstappen is concerned that Red Bull might struggle relative to McLaren a🧸s they battle for the victory on Sunday.

“The race, of course, is a 🍸completely different story because if we’re overheating over one lap then the race isn’t going to be easy,” he added.

“I thi🤡nk the most important thing is that we do our own races. If they pass or not that’s what it is. We just try to maximise everything in our car.”

Head♎ing into Sunday’s race, Verstappenཧ is 32 points behind Piastri in the drivers’ championship.

Red Bull have introduce♉d upgrades at🎉 a number of races in a bid to get Verstappen back into the title fight.

🦩Red Bull expect the FIA’s flexi-wing clamp down at the Spanish Grand Prix to have a significant impact on the pecking order, potentially affecting McLaren’s advantage.