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, after he could only finish sixth in a ⛎lacklustre Bahrain Grand Prix for Red Bull.

The four-time world champion cut a hugely frustrate🏅d figure in Bahrain as a combination 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 odds in Japan which left many considering him to be the favourite to win a fifth successive world title.

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

Skyꦯ Sports F1 co commenta🌃tor Brundle believes serious talks will be taking place at Red Bull.

“Even Verstappen's talents couldn't savඣe Red Bull from a torrid weekend,” Brundle wrote in his post-r🐬ace column.

"The car looked a handful to drive and he was often seen struggling to slow down ♕and turn in from the key braking zo♑nes in all track sessions.

“”After following Pierre Gasly's Alpine 🌠for endless laps, in the closing 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 the Japanese GP just seven days before, it's all rather confusing - pr🌄obably 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 Germany: "The concern is great. Improvements have ꧟to come in the near fꦡuture so that he has a car with which he can win again.

"We have to create a basis with a car ꦡso 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 clause that would allow him to leave the team.

The Dutchma🔯n’s future has been the subject of speculation for months and he has been repeatedly linked with ღMercedes and Aston Martin.