Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2023 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2023 Formula 1 Standings
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Penalty Points
    • 2024 Formula 1 Driver Line-Up
  • Formula E
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • 2022/23 Formula E Team/Driver Line-up
  • IndyCar
    • 2023 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2023 IndyCar Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2023 WRC Calendar
    • 2023 WRC Standings
    • 2023 WRC Driver Line-up
  • MotoGP
    • 2023 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2023 MotoGP Team/Rider Line-Up
    • 2023 MotoGP Standings
  • WEC
    • 2023 WEC Calendar
    • 2023 WEC Hypercar Team/Driver Line-up
  • IMSA
    • 2023 IMSA GTP Team/Driver Line-up
    • 2023 IMSA Calendar
  • More
    • Formula 2
      • 2023 Formula 2 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 2 Driver Line-up
    • Formula 3
      • 2023 Formula 3 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 3 Driver Line-up
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2023 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2023 Formula 1 Standings
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 Formula 1 Driver Penalty Points
    • 2024 Formula 1 Driver Line-Up
  • Formula E
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • 2022/23 Formula E Team/Driver Line-up
  • IndyCar
    • 2023 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2023 IndyCar Driver Line-Up
    • 2023 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2023 WRC Calendar
    • 2023 WRC Standings
    • 2023 WRC Driver Line-up
  • MotoGP
    • 2023 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2023 MotoGP Team/Rider Line-Up
    • 2023 MotoGP Standings
  • WEC
    • 2023 WEC Calendar
    • 2023 WEC Hypercar Team/Driver Line-up
  • IMSA
    • 2023 IMSA GTP Team/Driver Line-up
    • 2023 IMSA Calendar
  • More
    • Formula 2
      • 2023 Formula 2 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 2 Driver Line-up
    • Formula 3
      • 2023 Formula 3 Race Calendar
      • 2023 Formula 3 Driver Line-up
    • DTM
    • WSeries
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Single Seater Formula 1

Verstappen rubbishes claim of preferential treatment at Red Bull

by Taylor Powling
7 months ago
A A
0
Verstappen rubbishes claim of preferential treatment at Red Bull
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Max Verstappen has discarded the notion that the Red Bull team has consistently prioritised manufacturing and developing its Formula 1 cars solely towards his driving preferences.

Verstappen was promoted to the senior Red Bull outfit midway through 2016 and the Dutch driver has since gone on to win two World Championships and notch 35 grand prix wins.

But the extensive struggles of his team-mates in equal machinery, which ultimately saw Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly dropped, has led there to be question marks over the nature of the Red Bull environment being exclusively built around the reigning champion.

The debate was reignited during testing when Sky Sports F1’s lead commentator, David Croft, queried whether Verstappen’s recent success was down to consistently receiving a package tailor-made to his needs.

RelatedPosts

Hamilton critical of Mercedes not swapping cars earlier at Suzuka

Russell: Hamilton battle ‘hard but fair’ despite team radio tension

2 hours ago
Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan

Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan

4 hours ago

However, Verstappen has dismissed suggestions that the technical team at Milton Keynes purposely design its cars to cater only towards his driving style.

“I don’t think it’s necessarily just suited to my driving style,” Verstappen argued.

“As a driver, you need to adapt to what you get, and that’s also what I thought when I joined Red Bull, because the car was always like that. It had a good front-end, but I never experienced a fast car which has understeer in my life, in any category.

“For me, it’s nothing weird when it feels like the team is really pushing around my driving style. I feel like if people asked me ‘what is your driving style?’ I cannot tell you, because I always adapt to what I get in the best way possible.

“Sometimes it’s a bit harder than others, but I think that’s the key, you need to adapt. Every year, every track is different. That’s what you try to do best every time.”

Although Verstappen has stressed the importance of being adaptable, it’s been documented that the two-time title winner tends to gravitate more towards an oversteering car.

While Verstappen has proven he is able to wrestle the maximum from any type of car, the ex-Toro Rosso driver is firmly at his best when he has a package that fundamentally possesses a strong front end that he can rotate the car through the corner and a twitchier rear end.

Both Gasly and Albon struggled to adapt to the previous generation of Red Bull cars that were riddled by an inherent rear instability, while the hugely experienced Sergio Perez became the next to fall foul when he came on board to partner the youngster in 2021.

Perez would prove a more formidable competitor at the start of last season, but a spout of upgrades saw a huge chasm between the Red Bull duo materialise again, with Verstappen eventually winning 15 races in a season to his partner’s two.

However, after Red Bull’s impressive pre-season testing, its Motorsport Director, Helmut Marko, has revealed the RB19 appeared to already suit the needs of both drivers.

“We had a car last year that Checo did very well with in the beginning. And, after it was developed, Max has been more and more happy,” Marko said in an interview with Sky Germany.

“The difference is that Max loves a strong front end, really biting. Checo is a little different. He wants a more docile car.

“But we seem to have found a solution that allows both drivers to show their qualities.”

Tags: F1Red BullVerstappen
Share654Tweet409

Related Posts

Hamilton critical of Mercedes not swapping cars earlier at Suzuka
Formula 1

Russell: Hamilton battle ‘hard but fair’ despite team radio tension

2 hours ago
Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan
Formula 1

Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan

4 hours ago
Norris: McLaren double Suzuka podium more ‘deserved’ than Monza ’21
Formula 1

Norris: McLaren double Suzuka podium more ‘deserved’ than Monza ’21

5 hours ago
Load More

Upcoming Races

#EventLocationDate
14Dutch GPZandvoort27 August
15Italian GPMonza03 September
16Singapore GPMarina Bay17 September
17Japanese GPSuzuka24 September
18Qatar GPLusail08 October

Click here for the full 2023 F1 calendar

Drivers’  Standings

#DriverPts
Max Verstappen400
Sergio Perez223
Lewis Hamilton190
Fernando Alonso174
Carlos Sainz150
Charles Leclerc135
Lando Norris115
George Russell115
Oscar Piastri57
Lance Stroll47

Click here for full Drivers’ Standings

Latest Articles

Hamilton critical of Mercedes not swapping cars earlier at Suzuka
Formula 1

Russell: Hamilton battle ‘hard but fair’ despite team radio tension

September 24, 2023
Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan
Formula 1

Sainz ‘had better pace than the results show’ in Japan

September 24, 2023
Norris: McLaren double Suzuka podium more ‘deserved’ than Monza ’21
Formula 1

Norris: McLaren double Suzuka podium more ‘deserved’ than Monza ’21

September 24, 2023

Follow Motorsport Week

Motorsport Week

© 2023 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • Championship Standings
    • 2023 F1 Calendar
    • Team/Driver Line-Up
    • Session Results
    • Driver Penalty Points
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2022/23 Formula E Standings
    • 2022/23 Formula E Calendar
    • Session Results
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • Standings
    • Calendar
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
    • Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • WSeries
    • DTM
    • IMSA
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
X