Marko: This week there is a meeting in Milton Keynes

Red Bull Racing are in a crisis after only two races in the 2025 Formula 1 season, as they have to find a way to fix their RB21, a car that only Max Verstappen apparently can drive, while they try to decipher the enigma that is Liam Lawson's appalling form so far.

As was the case in the opening race in Melbourne, Lawson was so far off Verstappen's in the Chinese Grand Prix that there are already reports that he may be out by Japan with Yuki Tsunoda given a shot at taming the RB21.

But Red Bull also need to find a solution to the lack of pace of the RB21 that seems to suffer from balance as well as tyre degradation issues, which is making Verstappen work hard to extract results.

With 2026 featuring a raft of F1 regulation changes on the chassis and power unit sides, the decision on when to stop developing the RB21 will be crucial for Red Bull so they do not get caught out next year.

Speaking to Sky Sports Germany after in Shanghai, Marko revealed: "This week there is a meeting in Milton Keynes to discuss when and how we can close the gap.

"Until then, it's about scoring as many points as possible. We are worried, but it is not like we are throwing in the towel," he added.

Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, Horner was asked whether Red Bull will push with the development of the RB21.

"It's only race two, you can't be that defeatist," he responded echoing Marko's comments. "We are eight points behind in the drivers' championship after two races and there's everything to play for.

"Last year teaches you, you can start as strong as you like but it's how you finish. We have great strength and depth in our team, everybody in the company knows we have a bit of pace to find. We have the tools and people to do that, it's just unpicking it. We got some very good data out of today," the Briton explained.

Horner went on hailing the job Verstappen is doing behind the wheel of the RB21; he said: "Max is working as hard as I've ever seen him. He's more integrated into the engineering group than I've ever seen and, as he said, he's enjoying that aspect.

"He's not getting super stressed and is working with the engineers, 'what about this, this is what I'm experiencing as a driver, this is where I need the lap time' and that's the only way collectively we can get performance," Horner concluded.