Red Bull Stuck in Midfield: Verstappen's Japan Struggle

0:00It's March 29th. This is F1 News Today, AI-powered updates on your team. I'm Cory with the story. Max first-app and Justin Mitter Red Bull stuck in the midfield scrap right now after he couldn't shake Pierre Gasly from Alpine during the Japan Grand. Pre at Suzuka. Gasly held him off by a razor-thin point, 3-3-7 seconds to snag the win, leaving Red Bull hunting for big fixes before the next race. This comes amid 2026's new rules, where Red Bull's rolling out their own power unit for the first time, shaking up their edge. After four straight titles and dropping the 2025 crown by just two points to Lando Norris, they're not used to this grind. For staff and called it straight, saying it's no shade on Alpine's solid run. Gasly scored every round so far, but Red Bull's nowhere near the front, where they belong. He clawed back to the top 10 early, but hit a wall trying to pass. Battling car balance was all weakened. Both Red Bull drivers dealt with those handling headaches, and for staff and couldn't capitalize

1:02on slight-paced edges because his battery drained on. Pushes, letting Gasly repass. Still, it was points after his China retirement from Tech Rimlands. With nearly five weeks till Miami, the Milton Keynes crews got time to dissect this and climb back up the order.