Max Verstappen said it’s difficult to figure out where things have gone wrong for Red Bull through the middle section of this year’s championship.
With seven wins from the first 10 races of the season, Red Bull’s 2024 looked broadly like a continuation of last year’s domination, only for the RB20’s competitiveness to fall away over the six races held since.
Max Verstappen: RB20 performance means it’s out of my hands
Since his win in June’s Spanish Grand Prix, Verstappen has been winless for six consecutive race weekends – the longest streak without a victory for the Dutch driver since 2020.
Worse, the situation appears to be escalating, with Red Bull nowhere near the fight for victory at Monza last time out, following on from a drubbing at the hands of McLaren’s Lando Norris at Zandvoort.
It’s a difficult situation for the reigning F1 World Champions, with team boss Christian Horner admitting that the data from the team’s wind tunnel and CFD does not match the real-world behaviour of the car, meaning the developments introduced to the car are not helping unlock a better feel for the drivers.
Reverting to previous specifications of components may improve the balance for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez but, with all the teams introducing upgrades through F1 2024, older specifications mean slower lap times, even if the car feels better to drive.
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