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Marko reveals Red Bull had to turn down Verstappen's engine in Bahrain

Article To news overview © Red Bull Red Bull had to turn down Max Verstappen's Honda engine during the Bahrain Grand Prix, according to Helmut Marko. The Dutch driver almost clinched victory from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, having hunted down the leader after being undercut at the first round of pitstops. Marko has revealed that Verstappen's engine was not able to run in a higher power mode during the race, due to temperature concerns. "The problems we had were primarily software related. Nothing in the hardware, so things that you can fix with adjustments," Marko explained to Formel1.de. This issue was added to a differential issue that caused some rear wheel slipping for...
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