Max Verstappen simply believes Red Bull are “too slow” as he called off his chances of winning a fifth straight World Championship.

That admission came following a disappointing Spanish Grand Prix for Verstappen , who received a 10-second time penalty for colliding with George Russell which dropped him to P10 in the final classification, as his deficit to Drivers’ Championship leader Oscar Piastri increased to 49 points.

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Frustration grew for Verstappen as his three-stop strategy fell apart in the latter stages of the Spanish Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli retiring his Mercedes in the Turn 10 gravel was the instigator for the Safety Car and unravelling of Verstappen’s race as the frontrunners all made an extra pit stop, with hard tyres the only o

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