Red Bull have been buoyed ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix by a prediction that they areꦬ closer to McLaren th♓an it seems.

McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri has won consecutive grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to climb to the summit of the drivers’ standings, overhauling teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

However, Max Verstappen caught ꧅the eye last ti🦂me out in Saudi Arabia even if he went home angrily.

Verstappen brilliantly ear🎃ned pole position to deliver a reminder to his McLaren rivals♓ what he can produce over one lap.

A time penalty, for a scuffle with Piastri, thwarted Verstappen in the grand prix but he proved able to, at l🐟east, contend with F1’s other top drivers.

David Coulthard says Red Bull are 'on the cusp'

David Coulthard now insists that Red Bull are not so far from 🍒McLaren, whose full potential is o𒊎ften obvious from the first laps of a grand prix weekend.

“I think everyone is surprised just how close Red Bull was to McLaren’s pace,” Coulthard told Channel 4.

“When you looked at Fr♈iday’s free practice, everybody wa𝔍s going ‘my goodness, McLaren are even faster tan we thought…’

“Whatever they are doing early on a grand prix to work out how to maximise the car’s potential, they🥃 are showing their pace.

“It isn’t then being realised when they get t👍o the gra🅘nd prix.

“Red Bull ꦑare on the cusp of an upgrade bringing them back into play.”

Coulthard’s colleague Billy Monger added: “Every time we th✃ink it’s swinging one way - Piastri, for example, comes out swinging in the past few races and grabs the championship contention back into his favour♏.”

Although Piastri had a brilliant Sau🧸di Arabian Grand Prix to remember, goin💃g home as the championship leader for the first time ever, his teammate Norris flailed.

Norris crashed in qualifying and could only sal💎vage P4 from the race.

Therefore Verstappen finishing as runner-up to Piastri - and Red Bull insisting he would🅺 have won without the time penalty - is♏ notable as the title battle intensifies.

Verstappen’s future witಌh Red Bull is potentially at stake.

He batted away questions about whether he would quit Re♏d Bull due the declining competitiveness of their car.

Aston Martin and Mercedes were also forced to swat away suggestions that they might sign Vers𝐆tappen for 2026.

Next weekend’❀s F1 Miami Grand Prix is a return to where Norriඣs won last year, to add intrigue to his drivers’ title battle with Verstappen.

This time it is Verstappen entering Miami needing to add a fr🍌esh complexion to the top of the championship.