Red Bull hopes to fix the problems in three to five races.

      Max Verstappen finished second in Melbourne, but could not impose an equal fight on the McLaren drivers throughout the weekend. Helmut Marko, a consultant for Red Bull Racing, said after the finish that the main problem of the RB21 car is related to the rapid degradation of tires, and the team is already working to eliminate this shortcoming.

      Helmut Marko: "After testing in Bahrain, we knew that McLaren was much faster than us. But I can say that we have already reduced the lag from half a second to two or three tenths. We are not able to go at their pace for more than six or eight laps, because the rubber on the car starts to degrade earlier than theirs.

      Towards the finish of the race, Max tried to pressure Lando Norris in the hope that he would make a mistake, but this did not happen. Nevertheless, I think we have shown a good result, although it will be a difficult season.

      The main problem is the increased degradation of rubber, but there are others. We know their causes and are currently working to eliminate them. I hope that after three or five races we will solve the problems, and then our car will be at the same level as the McLaren. "