Bahrain test: relaxation and smiles in Red Bull, but if we talk about Horner…

Smiles in Red Bull, but if we talk about Horner…

Max Verstappen unlike the first day of testing, he didn't want to exaggerate in terms of 'muscular' strength tests on the third and final day of testing. The potential of the Red Bull RB20 is still undecipherable, but no one in the paddock doubts that the Milton Keynes team is always the point of reference for the competition.

Instead of continuing to develop the RB19, the Red Bull technicians decided to explore new avenues, to still have room for improvement in terms of development. An event is scheduled for Suzuka for the fourth race of the championship substantial update packageboth Helmut Marko and Adrian Newey underlined that to continue to stay at the top and respond to the pursuit of rivals, a small revolution in the project was necessary and so it was.

Verstappen, in fact, underlined that what was seen in Qatar is only the starting point of a new project which gave very positive responses and which had as a point of comparison a car capable of winning 21 races out of 22 in 2023: “The team is confident about the possibility of developing the RB20. But it's a question that doesn't fall within my expertise.” The French sports newspaper The Teamreliable and authoritative regarding Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché (Ferrari's object of desire), described the latter as very smiley. “Red Bull has a very relaxed attitude – we read above The Team – as long as you don't ask them about the affair involving Christian Horner.”