Verstappen ended the second practice session P17 and team-mate Sergio Perez P19, with Auto Motor und Sport reporting that Red Bull are giving up six-tenths on the straights alone as they packed the wrong rear wing for the Las Vegas GP, with the version they brought creating too much drag.

Red Bull have made a major error as they endured a nightmare start to their Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez languished towards the bottom of the timesheets after Thursday, local time in Las Vegas, the nighttime practice sessions finishing with the Dutchman P17, and his team-mate P19.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night’s practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of his career