Red Bull has many questions to answer. For several races, they have been far from being the best. In this case, McLaren. Max Verstappen He hasn’t won a Formula 1 race since the Spanish Grand Prix at the end of June. Too long.
In Monza, Ferrari, McLaren and even Mercedes have sneaked past Max. He was sixth. That’s why the Dutchman got to work. These days he has been working in the factory with the simulator to find answers. Because the World Cup is in danger: Lando Norris 62 points Max.
“I’ve been at the factory with the team this week and in the simulator“Monza was a difficult race and our priority is to get back into the shape we need,” Max said in statements released by the Red Bull team itself.
He acknowledges “problems” on several dates of the calendar: “We always want to be more competitive and the team has worked hard to improve the problems we found with the car in the last races.
He Azerbaijan Grand Prix is next weekend’s appointment: “Now we go back to Baku. It’s always a good challenge to come here and it’s an interesting track to drive, being a street circuit with long straights, so we are ready to compete again and see what the weekend brings.”
Czech Perez He was the winner last year on the Baku track. But the story is very different now. It seems difficult to repeat that feat given Red Bull’s current performances, now without Adrian Newey in the team (he signed for Aston Martin).
“It’s been a good period of reflection and I have been working since the last race at Monza. “Max and I have been working at the factory with the team to make sure we find the solution to the problems we are having regarding the performance of the car,” concludes the Mexican driver.
