MAX VERSTAPPEN hit out at his own Red Bull team for making things “super difficult” ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. The F1 World Champion admitted it had been an “incredibly messy” weekend, with the team’s misfortunes topped off with Verstappen’s botched final lap in qualifying. He will start third in Sunday’s race behind the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, who locked out the front row. Verstappen will need to reel in title rival Leclerc if he is to close the 27-point deficit between them in the Driver’s Championship. Verstappen went wide during the tense fight for pole on his final flying lap, opening the door to Leclerc and Sainz.

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