Red Bull reveals possible reason behind being on the back foot: 'We fought until the end'

Max Verstappen has scored multiple podium finishes so far this season but has only been able to challenge for victory once, at the Austrian Grand Prix. At the moment, the Milton Keynes-based team sits fourth in the constructors' championship with 151 points.

Wache, the team's technical director said: "It’s difficult to say. At the end, I think some others just did a very good job. For sure, we fought until the end, and like the other team, McLaren, I think we are a little bit behind, both of us, based on what we did last year."

The Frenchman also discussed the negative surprises the team has found with the RB22 since it hit the track for the first time. He continued: "I think, as with every racing car, you see some limitations in how the driver can use the car and the load of it. The characteristics limit what you can do in terms of balance and trying to rebalance the car.

Wache added: "Regarding the issue with the car at the beginning, clearly we were missing some load compared to some others.

The Austrian outfit found itself behind its rivals once again after FP3 at the Hungaroring.

On the soft tyres, Verstappen was more than seven tenths of a second slower than Lando Norris, while Isack Hadjar finished one second off the pace in eighth place. The Frenchman also voiced his frustration with the RB22, describing it as "undriveable."