Guenther Steiner fears Max Verstappen will become “very difficult to manage” at Red Bull if the team does not make a flying start to F1 2025. That comes after the admission from Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache that their new creation – the RB21 – “did not respond” how the team expected at stages of the Bahrain test,

Former world champion and departed Sky Sports pundit Damon Hill has said Red Bull are incapable of taking criticism and "cry about it" when pundits speak out against them.

One of these came in Hungary, where Verstappen slated his team on the radio after a misjudged strategy call. The four-time world champion was widely criticised by pundits, but he refused to admit any wrongdoing,