A cat among the pigeons, as Verstappen awkwardly takes aim at his own team and Red Bull’s spending habits.

Team principal Christian Horner believes Red Bull have the fourth-fastest car now and if that continues for the rest of the year then they’ll lose both championships.

Speaking to the Dutch outfit De Telegraaf, Verstappen explained where Red Bull might have gone wrong at Monza.

Talking about qualifying in the paddock, Verstappen said: “Although it doesn’t help here that we don’t have a special Monza rear wing.

“That’s not ideal, considering the top speed. We never had that in the past years either, but then the car was good enough to compensate for that.

“Now it’s something we might have to do next year. Now the team has made a different choice and they’d rather spend the money on something else.

“But if you already have problems with the car, this makes it even worse. But of course, it’s not our only problem.”