Helmut Marko of Red Bull has announced that the crew has figured out what forced Max Verstappen to withdraw from the Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull’s Helmut Marko said that the engine fuel problem that forced Max Verstappen to withdraw from the Australian Grand Prix has been resolved.

With 20 circuits remained in the 58-lap race, Verstappen was driving a solid second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc when he abruptly stopped and came to a halt on the side of the course exiting Turn 1.

It was the reigning World Champion’s second thrilling DNF in the season’s first three races, after retiring from second position in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

The suspect for the Melbourne withdrawal was the fuel system, according to both Red Bull advisor Marko and team manager Christian Horner on Sunday evening, however it was not believed to be a recurrence of the Bahrain incident.

“We have a big challenge ahead of us,” Marko remarked after watching Leclerc cruise to win and strengthen his lead over Verstappen to 46 points.

Marko: Verstappen’s race-ending problem is a complicated one

Red Bull appears to have identified the source of Verstappen’s problem three days after the Australian Grand Prix.

Marko didn’t go into detail about the issue in an interview with Red Bull-owned journal Speedweek.

“We were able to clarify the cause of the fuel leak in Max’s car,” he said, but couldn’t confirm whether the issue is likely to be rectified with a long-term fix before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in less than two weeks’ time.

“The matter is very complex. The problem is absolutely different from that of Bahrain.”

Horner: Red Bull sees the problem growing

While Verstappen was still on the track, Horner stated the crew was able to detect an issue.

“We could see on the data that something was wrong, and Max could smell it as well,” he told media, including RacingNews365.com, after the race.

“It looks like a fuel system issue, external to the tank, so it’s gone into quarantine.

“The parts will return to [Honda’s headquarters in] Japan and we’ll obviously try and understand the problem as quickly as we can.”

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