The Austrian team have scored just 12 points in the first two races of the campaign, sitting P5 in the constructors' championship and five points behind Haas in P4.

Reliability issues have plagued both Isack Hadjar and Max Verstappen as well, with Hadjar forced to retire from the Australian Grand Prix on lap 12, while a coolant fault saw Verstappen's Chinese Grand Prix end prematurely.

After the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, a month-long hiatus will occur after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix were cancelled, and Marko believes that will be a positive for Red Bull and their two drivers.

"Red Bull is known for being able to catch up quickly and effectively," the 82-year-old said in conversation with OE24.

After Verstappen narrowly missed out on a fifth successive world title in 2025, the start to the 2026 season has been a hugely disappointing one for Red Bull.

After a dismal Chinese Grand Prix, in which the Dutchman retired with an issue and Hadjar only finished in P8 at the end of the race, team principal and CEO Laurent Mekies said there is a "substantial gap" between themselves and the front-runners of Mercedes and Ferrari.

There has also been some disagreement between the two Red Bull drivers regarding the new regulations. Verstappen has stated that the current cars are "painful" to drive, while new teammate Hadjar believes that the current racing "is not too bad".