Red Bull boss Horner reflects on 'frustrating' race in Miami: 'We couldn't race the McLaren's'

"Yeah, we just weren't in the same race as the McLarens today. He fought hard to keep them behind early on and did a great job. I was amazed he managed to hold them back behind for so long. So, you know, that was... yeah, you know, we just couldn't race them today. And then George got a little lucky on the VSC. You know, sometimes here, you win and lose," Horner told Viaplay. Russell emerged from the pitlane in front of polesitter Verstappen in third place.

Verstappen also stated after the race that the RB21 just wasn’t responding the way he needed it to. Helmut Marko echoed this sentiment, concluding that the car simply isn't good enough at the moment. Team principal Christian Horner admitted he had been hoping for rain in Miami, which might have given Red Bull a better chance against the stronger McLarens. "I think everybody was hanging out for the rain obviously George started on the hard so I gave him more range. And yeah, you just can't predict the BSC round here, you know, so the Haas had an issue and then you got a cheap pit stop.