Red Bull has retraced its steps to find, possibly before the summer break, an answer to the problems that prevent it from dominating the championship as it did in previous years. A race against time that led the Austrian team to debut a substantial package of updates in Hungary that goes against the philosophy seen at the beginning of the year on the RB20. The demonstration that not all evolutions lead to certain paths, and that yes, even the greatest can make mistakes. The important thing is to get up and move forward. And this is what Red Bull and Verstappen want to do. At the end of the first day of free practice in Hungary Max Verstappen spoke to Sky Sport F1 about his sensations once he got out of the car. The Dutchman, let's remember, hasn't won for two consecutive weekends.
Verstappen, positive day in Hungary
The Budapest weekend promises to be particularly important for the Austrian team, which has seen a very promising start to the season with four victories in the first five races. However, the situation became more complicated starting from the Miami GP in May, when the competition intensified considerably. McLaren's resurgence, Charles Leclerc's victories in Monaco and Mercedes' recent successes have shown that this season will not be a walk in the park for Verstappen.
Red Bull, while maintaining a solid leadership position in the drivers' and constructors' championships, is not used to being left empty-handed for two consecutive races. The Hungarian GP will therefore be a crucial test, especially with the updates on Verstappen's single-seaters and Sergio Perez. Despite the lack of an ideal race simulation due to Leclerc's accident in FP2, Verstappen remains optimistic and determined to work on the details to improve the team's performance.
“I think it was a good day. There's still a lot to learn and optimize but it's been a solid start. We will try to look into the details to improve things. We didn't do the race simulation as we would have liked due to the interruption of FP2, but that's how it went for everyone. It wasn't a bad start. We have to work from here. We'll see how things go."
Source statements: sky sports f1
