Verstappen's Suzuka Struggles: Red Bull's Tough Start

0:00It's March 28. This is F1 News today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Max Pristappans facing a rough weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix, qualifying only 11th after getting knocked out in the second session. The Red Bull driver couldn't get his car to hook upright, missing the top 10 by less than two tenths to Racing Bull's Rookie, Arvid Lindblad. He's dominated Tzuzukalely, grabbing pole and the win at the last four races there, but this time his teammate Isaac Hadjar beat him, and he trailed. Mercedes, Kimi Antonelli, by 1.2 seconds on the fastest lap. Pristappan caught his straight in the media, saying they hoped tweaks from practice three would help, but the car kept sliding without enough turn in. The middle of corners, messing up the balance on this twisty track. It's part of a tough season start for the four-time champ, with no points from the China sprint or Grand Prix where he retired on a technical glitch. As best qualifying 8th and top finish 6th so far, Red Bull's dealing with deeper issues under these new rules compared to last year, so even with set-up experiments, unlocking

1:04speed looks tricky, heading into Sunday's 53 lap race.