Max Verstappen was one of the great losers of the Bahrain Grand Prize last weekend. The deficit of the Formula 1 world champion was not only too great on the dominant McLaren pilots Oscar Piatri and Lando Norris, but also on George Russell in Mercedes and the Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
It is not necessarily to be expected that it will be noticeably better on the coming racing weekend in Saudi Arabia at Max Verstappen in his RB21. So far, the Dutch does not feel comfortable in the Red Bull, and it was already noticeably noticeable both in the races on the radio and then to the media.
Team boss Christian Horner recently stated what is currently the biggest problem of the four -time world champion in his racing car: “It is the gift phase to the corner section that we have to get under control.”
You have to “give the necessary trust, grip and the ability to go into the curves at more speed. Basically, this is an aerodynamic problem that we have to solve to give it this grip,” explains Horner. In this context, the Englishman confirmed that Derapen’s new team -mate Yuki Tsunoda also gave a similar feedback.
Meanwhile, Christian Horner said how, despite these adverse circumstances with the Red Bull only one race in Suzuka in Suzuka: “I think you can ultimately hide it through the setup.
Driver World Cup is far from ticking off
In Bahrain, on the other hand, “some weak points were very clearly disclosed,” said the Red Bull team boss. After all, you know “100 percent” within the team, where exactly the problems are. It is now about fixing them as soon as possible.
The 51-year-old does not want to tick off the 51-year-old, despite the starting difficulties, in the current Formula 1 season, as Horner emphasized: “It is a championship over 24 races. We are eight points in the driver’s ranking, and we know that we have to make progress very quickly [in Bahrain, Anm. d. Red.] Important to get as many points as possible in a difficult car. “
Especially on such weekends, it is important to really take the maximum possible points with you, since they “add up” in the course of the year, said Horner, who explained: “If you have a well -balanced car, everything fits together much more easily.”
Red Bull now has high hopes on an update that is supposed to come to the car in Imola at the start of Europe. However, if this flops, Verstappen would definitely check the dream of the fifth title in a row.