Marko draws painful conclusion for Verstappen and Red Bull Racing after Friday in Bahrain

‘’That we are too slow and that the tires get too hot'', this was Marko's conclusion to, among others, GPblog after the second free practice session. Where Red Bull Racing normally opts for a lower engine mode, that didn't make much difference on Friday according to Marko. In other words, there is work to be done for Red Bull.

How the problem is being caused is still unknown. ‘’If we knew it, we would change it. However, we change things like in Japan and hopefully that will create a golden mixture of setup changes that makes us competitive tomorrow.’’

The Bahrain circuit doesn't suit the RB21 according to Marko and the high temperatures don't help either. Those high temperatures cause the tires to wear out faster and then a strong car like McLaren's emerges more quickly.

James Allison spoke on Friday during the technical sessions about a gap of three tenths to McLaren. ‘’Unfortunately, it's more’’, Marko responded to GPblog's question. ‘’It's the same for the long runs’’, Marko also had little hope for the long run pace.