Red Bull Racing did not look very competitive in the second free practice for the Australian Grand Prix. However, there is no reason to panic yet according to Helmut Marko, who hints that Max Verstappen's F1 team was not driving at full power.

Formula One defending champion Max Verstappen downplayed Red Bull's chances at Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, saying the car is slower than their rivals and still working through some issues.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull endured a tough start to the Australian Grand Prix with Helmut Marko admitting the team are fighting to be the third-fastest team

In the end no Red Bull Racing car was in the top three in either of the first two practice sessions. The RB21 seemed to have balance issues that prevented drivers, Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson, to extract its full potential.