168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen has admitted Red Bull are “quite far off” on single-lap pace after Friday practice at the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Red Bull’s reigning world champion ended the first day of practice down in 17th, with teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez 19th, after enduring a🐎 difficult day in which he struggled for grip through the two hours of running.

Despite being two seconds off the pace set by Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen, unlike hꦉis rivals, did not complete a lap on the soft tyre during the qualifying simulation runs.

“It’s slippery and I think we struggled a lot with ma♊king the tyres workꦿ, over one lap especially,” Verstappen said.

“The long run started off a 🧜bit more competitive 𒊎but even there I think we need to fine-tune a few things. But the one-lap pace is quite far off.

“Of course it’s quite unique conditions around here and it’s very cold. But at the end of the day it’s the same for everyone so w♒e need to try and understand what we 💮are doing wrong at the moment.”

The Dutchman add൲ed: “The balance of the car’s not even that wrong, I think, it’s just we have no grip. It’s like driving on ice at 𒆙the moment.”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said how the tyres are working amid cooler temperatures are proving to be “critical elements” in Las Vegas.&nbs📖p;

“It’s tyres and temperatures. They’re the cr♔itical element,” Horner explained.

“I think on the short run we jus🌄t weren’t in the window with the t🅰yre so we never really got it working.

“On the long run the car’s working okay and we’ve got some other issues to tidy up there but they look similar to what the others are dealing with. But on the short run we just did🍸n’t get the tyre working.”

Verstappen will clinch his fourth successive world title this weekend if he finishes ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris, or does not lose more than 🌜two points to the McLaren driver.