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Max Verstappen’s father has mentioned that Crimson Bull’s “interval of dominance has come to an finish” and urged the workforce to make adjustments after a disappointing Monaco Grand Prix.
Verstappen, looking for a fourth consecutive world title, completed solely sixth in Monte Carlo, whereas teammate Sergio Perez crashed out of the race.
The Dutchman nonetheless leads the Drivers’ Championship standings by a distance from Charles Leclerc, however Crimson Bull’s monopoly within the Constructors’ competitors seems to be at an finish.
Christian Horner’s workforce have dominated every of the final two seasons within the sport but are being pushed laborious by Ferrari and a rapidly-improving McLaren this marketing campaign.
And Jos Verstappen believes that there are points that his son’s workforce want to unravel.
“For certain there might be different tracks the place Crimson Bull will do properly once more, however I’m very curious [to see] how they may resolve these issues,” the previous F1 driver advised De Telegraaf.
“They should do one thing about it, perceive the place sure difficulties come from. In the meantime, it’s clear that McLaren and Ferrari are getting nearer and nearer.
“Max has been good at hiding a few of the issues, however you possibly can see how huge the distinction is between him and his team-mate.
“It appears to me that Crimson Bull’s interval of dominance has come to an finish.”
Crimson Bull’s season has confronted issue away from the observe, with Horner denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour and Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey set to go away the workforce subsequent yr.
Verstappen bemoaned his automobile’s troubles after qualifying in Monaco, suggesting that enhancements have to be made to keep away from different groups “catching up”.
“The automobile is sort of a go-kart,” the three-time world champion mentioned. “It’s like I’m operating and not using a suspension. The quantity of instances I virtually jumped into the wall within the remaining nook was fairly unbelievable.
“Now we have had this drawback since 2022 so it isn’t one thing new. For the previous few years we have now had a automobile benefit so it will get masked, however with everybody catching up, once you don’t enhance your weakest level you get discovered.
“And it’s a elementary drawback so it won’t get fastened in weeks. The final two or three races have been extremely troublesome, however this sort of observe is the worst-case state of affairs for us.”
