Red Bull must stop throwing ‘big points down the drain’

It has been a rocky start for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen able to finish only one of the three races so far due to issues with his car.

The problems are not confined just to the Dutchman though as Sergio Perez was also forced to retire at the season opener in Bahrain.

Despite showing clear pace, the reliability issues of the RB18 have proved to be the team’s downfall and they find themselves third in the Constructors’ Championship behind Ferrari and Mercedes.

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Ferrari have already amassed more than double the points of Red Bull and judging by the Italian team’s form, that gap is only likely to grow.

Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has said his former team need to stop haemorrhaging points if they are to have any hope of winning the title.

Gutted. Very frustrating to end another race like this as we were looking at an easy P2

Congrats to @SChecoPerez on scoring another podium.

We have to work hard the coming days to get on top of things and improve for Imola. pic.twitter.com/6hEUlkvwZK

— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) April 10, 2022

“Of course, the speed’s there,” Webber told Channel 4.

“They are strong but [they were] not strong enough to win the race [in Australia]. But when you haemorrhage 18 points and maybe the fastest lap and all the rest of it, they are big points down the drain, huge points.

“And