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It was Verstappen's first DNF (did not finish) since retiring from Albert Park in the 2022 race and ended his run of race wins at nine.
The action starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
The 39-year-old Briton is set to replace Spanish driver Carlos Sainz at Ferrari.
It may be wishful thinking to expect a big change at the front, with Verstappen only getting better and teammate Sergio Perez posing no threat, but even Red Bull recognise they may never have it so good again.
Bernardo Viana also told Reuters the lawyers had agreed to give Formula One and the sport's governing body, the FIA, until mid-October to respond to a Letter Before Claim sent to them on August 15. The legal team had initially set a Friday deadline.
Lewis Hamilton finished second while George Russell also made the podium in Barcelona.
Red Bull have now claimed all three Grand Prix wins in the new season, a record for the team, resuming their dominance after their runaway success in 2022.
The team ended an unprecedented run of eight successive constructors' titles with third place overall last year after wrestling with a bouncing car whose performance was hard to extract.
Max Verstappen led from pole position at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, taking the chequered flag 15.186 seconds clear of Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton.
Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second.