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I'm still impressed Red Bull are as competitive as they are with a whole new regulation set after losing all the technical people they have. Really expected them to be closer to midfield without Newey with a clean sheet design. That said, it still looks like they're relying a lot on previous RB/Newey concepts. And having FIVE sidepod iterations from testing through to half season is something I've never seen before. So it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but still, Max is regularly challenging for podiums.
It'll be really interesting to see if it's possible to fix this rear-wing concept, or if it was fundamentally flawed from the start. There were some people crowing about Red Bull getting one over on Ferrari when this came out, as they seemed to have created the simpler and cheaper solution for similar or better result. Perhaps Ferrari designed their wing that way for a reason? How much egg needs to be on Wache's face before he gets the sack?
Also, and I hesitate to bring this up, but Max may be culpable for some of this. If you watch his car right before the crash, you'll see that the wing closes very shortly before he starts turning into the corner. When Ferrari were testing their wing during preseason and the first few races, Lewis in particular was really acid-testing that wing-closure timing with turn-in, and spun the car out several times as a result. Since then, they have often been closing their wings a little early on certain corners, so much so that I find it noticeable on the broadcast. Has Red Bull been doing this as well? I am not saying with certainty that Max is at fault, but it is possible that he or Red Bull have missed a trick here.
