Red Bull trapped in “vicious circle” with RB20 problems
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his drivers are trapped in a “vicious circle” with the balance problems of their RB20 Formula 1 car. World championship leader Max Verstappen fears that he is now going to lose this year’s title as a result of Red Bull’s difficulties with its 2024 F1 challenger. After finishing […]
Verstappen «never experienced something like» Monza qualifying balance swing
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has never experienced the dramatic balance swing he suffered in Monza qualifying that saw him go significantly slower in Q3. Verstappen could only manage seventh in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, nearly seven-tenths behind McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris, as wild car balance swings made the three-time champion four-tenths […]
Red Bull to continue “Franken-floor” experiments at Italian GP
Red Bull plans to continue experiments with a hybrid version of its old floor at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. As the world champion squad seeks to answer why its RB20 has lost competitiveness compared to closest rivals McLaren and Mercedes, it has been evaluating whether the upgraded floor it introduced at the Emilia Romagna […]
How Red Bull is still improving its RB20 despite upgrade doubts
Max Verstappen’s suspicion that something has “gone wrong” with Red Bull’s RB20 explains why the Formula 1 team was experimenting with some older specification parts at Zandvoort last weekend. In an attempt to get to the bottom of what has made its 2024 challenger “more difficult to drive”, Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez split floor […]
How Verstappen and Red Bull are responding to being second best
For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn’t the man to beat in Zandvoort. Verstappen was soundly beaten by McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix — to the tune of three tenths — and while another stuttering start cost Norris the […]
No need for Red Bull to panic despite «issue»
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has insisted his team knows it has «an issue» and needs to improve to fend off the McLaren threat. The reigning world championship-winning team holds a lead of 30 points in the constructors’ standings, while Max Verstappen heads Lando Norris by 70 points in the drivers’ championship. However, the Milton Keynes […]
Red Bull’s tech organisation «didn’t change» after Newey’s departure
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache says the team’s organisation hasn’t changed following Adrian Newey’s withdrawal from all Formula 1 technical matters. Newey has still been seen on the team’s pit wall as a strategist and has focused on his RB17 hypercar project in recent months, but his days of consulting the Milton Keynes team […]
Red Bull may have hit F1 concept ceiling
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has conceded that the team may have hit the ceiling with the development of its F1 car, though suggested the overall limit of the regulations has not been reached. The Milton Keynes-based outfit has established itself as the benchmark in the latest technical era, with Max Verstappen winning almost […]
Exclusive: Tsunoda will be considered for Red Bull promotion if he keeps performing
Yuki Tsunoda remains in consideration for a Red Bull Formula 1 team promotion if he consistently delivers, according to RB CEO Peter Bayer. In June RB announced Tsunoda would remain at the team for 2025 and in recent weeks he’s been overlooked for a Red Bull spot with Sergio Perez’s place under threat as he […]