Red Bull’s diminishing advantage over the rest of the field is the reason 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen endured an unusual 💎error-strewn Friday at Imola, according to Damon Hill.

Verstappen ♓had a scrappy day on Friday for the Emilia Romagna Grand Pri💞x, setting the seventh fastest time.

While Verstappen showed flashes of pace, particularly i♒n 💦the first part of the laps, he consistently struggled during the middle sector.

His stru♛ggles culminated in a number of off-track moments into th𒁏e gravel.

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

It appears that Red Bull’s lack of performancꦗe - relative to their high standards over the past two years - has carried over Miami.

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

Speaking after FP2, Hill believes Verstappen’s catalogue of off-tra🅷ck moments were potentially the result of the Dutchman needing to push more due to Red Bull’s rival𝓡s - Ferrari and McLaren - closing the gap.

“The other teams are catching up. That is def🐬ini𒊎tely the case,” he said.

“The comfortable advantage that Max has enjoyed over the last couple of🐬 seasons… it is inevitable tha♓t people will close the gap. When you are uncomfortable with the pace, it is relative.

“If you’ve got a two oಌr 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 performance of the Red Bull, and they are scratching ♏their heads to find more. Competition is definitely coming.”

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

“There have been a lot of complaints about grip, about feeling 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 see Lando run awayꦺ from Max with an eight-second gap… yes, there was talk of potential damage to the flooꦛr from hitting the bollard.

“Besides that, the pace was tight. I want to say that I hope, for them, that they figure it out for tomorrow. 🦂But it’s quite♛ nice to see someone else at the front, for a change.”