Toto Wolff pulled no punches in his verdict on the incident in which Max Verstappen was released into the path of Kimi Antonelli in the pitlane

Red Bull’s pitcrew was once a byword for infallibility but that reputation has slipped in recent races – even if the issues in Bahrain were cause by an electrical short in the gantry rather than human error.

Max Verstappen is no stranger to dominance — but even the best stumble. The reigning three-time world champion suffered a rare blow in Saturday’s Miami Grand Prix Sprint, finishing outside the points for the first time in any race format since the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.