Verstappen feels Red Bull have closed gap and he trusts car more

Max Verstappen felt Red Bull had closed the gap to Formula One rivals ​at the Miami Grand Prix and he ‌could trust his car more.

The four times world champion, a two times winner in Miami, qualified fifth ​on Friday for the Saturday sprint race.

Verstappen ​has been unhappy with Formula One's new ⁠rules era, even mulling his future in the ​sport, and has yet to finish higher than ​sixth in three races and a sprint so far this season.

"It feels a bit more normal, a bit ​more together,” the Dutch driver said of ​his upgraded car ahead of the first race in ‌more ⁠than a month.

"There are still, of course, things we are working on, but it’s been a really positive step for us. The last ​few races, ​we were ⁠like over a second behind. I would say we have almost halved ​that gap now, so that’s very ​positive."

Verstappen's ⁠best lap time on Friday was 0.592 slower than McLaren's pole sitter Lando Norris, the champion ⁠who ​took Verstappen's title last year.

His ​French teammate Isack Hadjar qualified ninth, 1.553 off the pole ​lap.

Source - Reuters