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Austria update needs to grant over 5 tenths

[euv2]

If it was anything over 0.4s I think the team and Mekies would have been more confident, maybe it's a case of under promising and over delivering, we'll see. Austria should suit the car well anyway.

[Cassius]

If it was anything over 0.4s I think the team and Mekies would have been more confident, maybe it's a case of under promising and over delivering, we'll see. Austria should suit the car well anyway.

With so much free lap time due to the weight, the fact the aerodynamics in these regulations are relatively straightforward compared to the GE era and these regulations allow teams to copy the smart ideas from other teams much easier, I expect this upgrade to deliver 0.5s+.

Anything less would be a major disappointment, especially as James Allison has said they are developing at a rate of 0.25s per month.

Hadjar's confidence, the fact Max was quite muted in Barcelona all show imho they cannot wait to get their hands on the updated car.
The fact they were positive about the gap to pole in Barcelona, means to me they could get closer to pole more often with this upgrade.

[Wouter]

Max on his story this morning. ???

[Rikhart]

Max on his story this morning. ???

https://i.ibb.co/PXtZ5md/Schermafbeeldi ... 101736.png

Seems to be a new helmet design.

[Wouter]

Max on his story this morning. ???

https://i.ibb.co/PXtZ5md/Schermafbeeldi ... 101736.png

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Seems to be a new helmet design.

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Yes, I think so too. One for the Austria, the Netherlands and the Belgium GP.

[Wouter]

[Valeo]

The fact that Ferrari has made a mid-season rim design change, and it is understood Red Bull could be set to follow suit as early as the next race, the Austrian Grand Prix, has shown that this is a design area likely to be pursued by all teams.

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The fact that Ferrari has made a mid-season rim design change, and it is understood Red Bull could be set to follow suit as early as the next race, the Austrian Grand Prix, has shown that this is a design area likely to be pursued by all teams.

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how- ... pment-war/

Fwiw I think red bull have a lot of ground to make up in this development area

[Wouter]

Max is at the RBR factory to try the updates on the car in the sim for Austria and Silverstone.

[pantherxxx]

Mekies said that their engine will be nowhere and now it's apparently top-notch. He is always underestimating what they can do. I think realistically just from the weight reduction we can expect 3 tenths improvemement, because weight is super important in these regs, it can improve tyre wear and energy recovery too like James Vowles said. The other 2 tenths can come from improved aero elements, or even more. The Miami update was worth around 8 tenths, since car was 1.2s slower before and now only 4 tenths. Red Bull was fighting with Haas and Alpine at the beginning, and now Max can get podiums or near the podium.

[Wouter]

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Mekies:

Everyone in Milton Keynes has been working very hard on that package, and there is no doubt that the Austrian upgrade alone will not be enough.”

“We know we'll need some further steps, but what is important is that we stay on this continuous, closing-the-gap trajectory that we have been on since post-Japan.

[Valeo]

Important week for Red Bull and Max Verstappen: biggest update package of the year and the car fully up to weight.

Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen's team, heads into the home race in Austria with high expectations. The team is introducing the largest package of new parts of the season so far at the Red Bull Ring.

In early May, Red Bull already unveiled significant updates in Miami, after the Formula 1 season had been suspended for over a month due to unrest in the Middle East. Now, insiders confirm that the new package will be even more significant.

Team principal Laurent Mekies already said after the previous race in Barcelona (fourth place for Verstappen) that the updates should ensure Red Bull gets closer to the top teams, although he added that more steps are needed to truly compete with Mercedes, for example.

Verstappen and Isack Hadjar's RB22 also struggled with significant excess weight this season. At the start of the season, the car was about twelve kilograms overweight. With the updates being introduced in Austria, the car is more or less at the target weight, so the diet is complete. The minimum weight of Formula 1 cars this year is 768 kilograms, including the driver.

The updates at Red Bull are sorely needed, also to satisfy Verstappen. The four-time world champion has not yet indicated that he will stay with the team. As reported earlier, the Red Bull leadership hopes for a quick 'yes' from the Dutchman, with an eye on 2027. Although Verstappen has a continuous contract (through 2028), he could leave the team due to certain performance clauses.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/autospor ... m_source=x