168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen has admitted the gap to F1 rivals McLaren is “massive” after Friday practice at the Bahrain Gꦛrand Prix.

Following his stunning and unlikely victory at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen was only seventh-fastest in second practice in Bahrain, some 0.825s behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri.

McLaren dominated Friday practice at Sakhir, with168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris topping the les✅s representative FP1 before Piastri headed a dominant 1-2 in the evening session, which took place in theಞ same conditions as qualifying and Sunday’s grand prix will.

Verstappen was heard complaining about brake issues throughout F🐻P2 and already seems to be doubting Red Bull’s chances of chalꦚlenging for another win in Bahrain.

“Get to grips with the car? Goo𓆉d one! I had no grip,” the four-time world champion said at the🦂 end of Friday.

“It was just difficult. Of course took a few laps to get into it but the gap was quite massive so not entirely happy. Just struggling a 🐼lot with grip and feelinꦉg in general.

“The balance wasꦦn’t too bad, just off. Quite a bit of work to do also in the long run. We’re just too slow basically, every lap. Honestly it was not a lot of fun out there in th𓆉e long runs.

“A bit𒁃 of drift practice at the end there as well.”

Asked what he makes of the gap to McLaren, Verstappen replied: "It's big. We did a bit of🐓 a different approach to our Friday 💧so I think this gap is very big.”

Verstappen closed to within a point of c☂ham🃏pionship leader Norris after his fourth straight win at Suzuka.

Yuki Tsunoda rues “messy” Friday

Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda was only 18th in FP2 ahead of his second race for the team followi🗹ng ꦐhis promotion.

Following a “messy” Friday, Tsunoda hopes to find time overnight 🐎to avoid a repeat of his early qualifying exit in Japan.

“The potential, it’s hard to tell,” he said.

“It’s a different set-up between us. I k⛎now inside my feeling of the potential but it’s just hard to extract it.

“From the operaﷺtional side, warm-up, switches, everything was pretty messy overall today. We just have to avoid this situation in future.

“Ma✤ybe me and Woody [Richard Wood, race engineer] need to go out tonight and build the relation༺ship more.”