Red Bull’s diminishing advantage over the rest of the field is the reason 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen endured an uౠnusual err🏅or-strewn Friday at Imola, according to Damon Hill.

Verstappen had a scrapp✨y day on Friday for the Emilia Romagn𓂃a Grand Prix, setting the seventh fastest time.

While 𒐪Verstappen showed flashes of pace, particularly in the first part of the laps, he consis🎐tently struggled during the middle sector.

His struggle𒆙s 💜culminated in a number of off-track moments into the gravel.

Verstappen reported his difficulties over team radio: “I don't know, 𓃲man. It's so difficult, everything. This time s𒉰uddenly the front grips up a lot, I almost spin.”

It appears that Red Bull𒁃’s lack of performance - relative to their high standards over the past two years - has carried over Miam🔯i.

While Verstappen would have won in Miami had it not been for the Safety Car, he was out-paced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris once he lost track position.

Speaking after FP2, Hill believes Verstappen’s catalogue of off-track moments were potentially the result o🐈f the Dutchman needing to push more due to Red Bull’s 💯rivals - Ferrari and McLaren - closing the gap.

“Th🐻e other teams are catching up. That is definitely the case,” he s🌟aid.

“The comfortable 🐟advantage that Max has enjoyed over the last couple of seasons… it is inevitable that people will close the gap. When you are uncomfortable with the pace, it is relati🐟ve.

“If you’ve got a two or three tenths advantage over everyone, then you don’t have to push the car. Is that what we are seeing n🌼ow? Is Max having to get more out of the car than he can💙, as a result of other people closing up?

“Actually are you starting to see the ultimate performanꦅce of the Red Bull, and they are scratching their heads to find more. C꧟ompetition is definitely coming.”

Former W-Series driver Naomi Sꩲchiff questioned whether Red Bull’s troublesome day was a “hangover” from the last race.

“There have been a lot of complaints about grip, about feeꦡling and understanding of the car,” she added.

“I wonder how much of it is just a bad day, or if it’s a hangover from Miami and the struggles they had there. Just to seeꦏ Lando run away from Max with an eight-second gap… yes, t🎃here was talk of potential damage to the floor from hitting the bollard.

“Besides that, the pace was tight. I want to say that I hope, for them, that they figure i♛t out f🎐or tomorrow. But it’s quite nice to see someone else at the front, for a change.”