Exclusive: Red Bull explain ‘window’ worry holding back Verstappen.. full details below 👇 👇
The limitations of this year’s Red Bull are really holding back Max Verstappen, as explained here by team boss Christian Horner.
Christian Horner has explained the reasoning behind Max Verstappen’s fluctuating form that has played its part in Red Bull’s F1 rivals closing the gap at the top of the championships.From a position of domination at the start of the season after Verstappen won four of the first five grands prix, the 26-year-old has only won three of the last nine, and none of the last four for his longest drought since late 2020.
Verstappen has still had his moments in the RB20 of late, but not enough to mirror his achievements of last season when the 19 version was all-conquering.Red Bull has attempted to develop this year’s car but despite a range of updates at various stages, they have predominantly failed to add the required performance.
It is in stark contrast to closest rivals McLaren who brought a major upgrade to its car in Miami which propelled it forward again, since when only small increments have been added to keep it in the hunt.”
Their car is in a better window than ours at the moment,” said Horner in assessing the two cars. “It has a broader window. Our window seems to be very peaky, and that’s what’s making it difficult for the engineers, difficult for the drivers.
“So we have to bring balance to the car to make that window broader because it’s so critical on temperature and all other relevant factors. It’s something the team is very aware of, and working very hard on.”
