Max Verstappen's manager, Raymond Vermeulen, was seen in a heated exchange with Helmut Marko after the Bahrain Grand Prix. The race proved to be a disappointment for Red Bull, with Verstappen finishing a lacklustre sixth, over 30 seconds behind the winner, Oscar Piastri.

The only glimmer of hope for Red Bull came from Yuki Tsunoda, who finished ninth, marking the first time in 2025 that the second Red Bull car has scored points. However, this did little to lift spirits in Verstappen's camp, as Ted Kravitz observed tense scenes following the end of the race.

Speaking live on his show, Ted's Notebook, the Sky Sports pit lane reporter recounted the incident: "At the end of the race, I was waiting around here for some team principals and Raymond Vermeulen, Max's manager, came into the Red Bull garage and gave Helmut Marko what can only be described as a piece of his mind," he said.

"He was remonstrating with Helmut Marko who was just standing there, taking it, and then Raymond stormed off to the back of the garage sort of taking his pass off as he went. Clearly, they are not happy."

Verstappen struggled throughout the weekend, suffering brake issues during qualifying which saw him start seventh on the grid. Despite an eventful race, he was only able to gain one position by the finish.

After a disheartening performance in the latest race, Red Bull's top brass, including Helmut Marko, Christian Horner, Pierre Wache, and Paul Monaghan, urgently gathered to dissect their team's issues.

Post-crisis talks, Marko expressed his concern to journalists: "It's a very difficult day for Red Bull, that's obvious to all of us. We have to get, as soon as possible, performance in the car again and also standards like a pitstop have to work. The car is not the fastest and then the pitstops are not working. That is not acceptable."

He further revealed the severity of the situation by stating: "[It is] very alarming. We know that we are not competitive and there will be parts coming in the coming races and hopefully they bring improvement. We have a lot of problems. The main problem is balance and trip."

He elucidated the cascade of issues the team faced: "And out of this, I guess the problems with the brakes came up. And then the normal procedure like a pitstop is not working, so one [issue] comes after the other."

Meanwhile, Verstappen was evidently deflated when addressing the press post-race, and admitted: "Everything went wrong that could go wrong. The pace was very bad. We have our problems, and even if you win a race that doesn't go away, so we just keep discussing and keep trying to improve."