MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Red Bull's drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo believe their Renault engine's power deficit will be reduced to just 0.2s this weekend around the streets of Monte Carlo.
Despite showing promising race pace this season, Red Bull has been off the pace in qualifying -- a deficit the team puts down to a lack of a Q3 power mode compared to its rivals. The team estimated the power differential to be worth 0.5s per lap at the last round in Spain, but believes it could be as little as 0.2s on the Monaco street circuit, which features no long straights and lot of low speed corners.