Verstappen downbeat after 'particularly bad' Red Bull weekend

"Getting on top of our problems is not easy," Verstappen said in Shanghai, having been sixth in the season-opening race in Melbourne. "It would help if we would just have a normal start -- I've been every time dropping to last," he added. The Dutchman was called by his engineer on team radio and told to retire his car on lap 46 because of a cooling issue, but he wasn't the only driver to suffer. Four drivers failed even to start in China, including world champion Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri in their McLarens.