“Max has been working very hard with the team. He’s stated once again that his focus is here. He’s working incredibly hard, together collectively with the rest of the team, and we’re a team. We win together and we lose together – that’s the way we operate.
“Our focus is on sorting the car out, [and] we’ve had a decent Saturday and Sunday here.”
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Verstappen sits third in the Drivers’ Championship heading to Round 6 of 24 in Miami, two points down on Lando Norris, and a further 10 adrift of Piastri, while Red Bull are also third in the Teams’ Standings, 99 points away from leaders McLaren.
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