One week after finishing second in Austria – where Max Verstappen might even have been able to win with a different strategy – the picture looks considerably bleaker this weekend.<br>During qualifying at Silverstone, Verstappen was hampered by a power unit issue, but even without that problem he believes Red Bull simply lacks the pace to compete at the front as he could only lift the RB22 to ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/maybe-ive-hit-a-black-cat-max-verstappen-cant-believe-red-bulls-bad-luck-in-f1-2026/10836444/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>