Max Verstappen is to take a final engine upgrade before Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo after taking updates for hi🐼s Renault Formula 1 power unit ahead of Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

Verstappen qua🍌lified sixth at the Circuit of The Americas in𝕴 Austin, Texas on Saturday, but the 20-year-old has endured a fairly miserable weekend so far after penalties for the engine changes and a performance in qualifying that he said made him "really angry with [himself]."

Verstappen has been plagued by persistent engine issues including early or first l🎀ap retirements through this season that have seen Red Bull complete the lowest number of laps of any team this year.

The Renault-powered team have consequently opted to take the final engine upgrade of the year while replacing Verstappen's faulty components. With a 15-place grid penalty, having qualified in sixth, Verstappen will still start the Grand Prix in 16th place, behind P17 qualifier Lance Stroll, after penalties for other drivers having pushed ♓the two forwards.

Regardi💙ng the new upgrade, Verstappen said "I don't feel a massive difference yet. If I did, I would tell you."

Asked how h꧑e felt to have an upgraded engine compared to his teammate for the fina꧅l four races, Verstappen said: "He will get it as well."

However, i🐭n order for Ricciardo to receive the same update, the Australian would have to take similar grid penalties - and Verstappen conceded that it depended on Renault's supply, saying: "We’ll see. If they get the parts." 

However he did express a vote of confidence in his teammate for today's race, with Ricciardo lining up fourth o🐼n the grid.

"I’m sure Daniel can do it," Verstappen ꧟said. "I'm in the back, so..."