Mekies believes Red Bull made ‘a definite step forward’ in Miami

Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies was pleased with the progress that has been made with the RB22 since Suzuka, calling their performance in Miami “a definite step forward”, but he conceded the pace was not there to fight for victory. Max Verstappen delivered his best Qualifying performance of the year to grab a spot on the front row for the Sunday's Grand Prix, and came close to leading the race shortly after the start. But the Dutchman then made an error of his own as he span on Lap 1, dropping him down the order and leaving him with a recovery mission ahead.