In Budapest, the team never got the tires working. “But I think we found the cause of this this weekend,” said top adviser Helmut Marko. “I don’t expect it to happen in the races after the summer break, in this way.”
Lando Norris remains Oscar Piastri and wins in Hungary, Max Verstappen finishes only ninth
It was already thought in advance that the Hungaroring was not written on the body of the RB21, but Red Bull fell completely through the ice. In the end, the chosen strategy for Verstappen was also not good. For example, he finally finished behind his old teammate Liam Lawson and Lance Stroll behind, among others, while caught up with it in the initial phase of the race.
Marko: “A 1-stopper would have been better, as most drivers did in the top 10. Max quickly came to Lawson after his second stop, but then the car slid and he had a constant bother of under and then again. After the summer we have to keep learning and we still have to come with a few small updates.