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

Verstappen qualified sixᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚth at the Circuit of The Americas in 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🙈 lap 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 𒉰place, behind P17 qualifier Lance Stroll, after penalties for other drivers having pushed the two forwards.

Regar♛ding the new upgrade, Verstappen said "I don't feel a massive difference yet. If I did, I would tell you."

Asked how he felt to have an upgra꧅ded engine compared to his tea🍃mmate for the final four races, Verstappen said: "He will get it as well."

However, in 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 g🔥et the parts." 

However he did express a vote of confidence in his te𒀰ammate for today's race, w𓂃ith Ricciardo lining up fourth on the grid.

"I’m sure Daniel can do it," Verstappen sai🦹d. "I'm in the back, soꦿ..."