Max Verstappen believes Red Bull was able to understand some “good ideas” for its future direction during the opening day of the second in-season test at the Hungaroring.
Verstappen finished 11th of the 12 participants during hot and sunny conditions at the Hungarian Grand Prix venue, and amassed only 58 laps, having missed the bulk of the morning session due to a suspected MGU-H issue.
However, despite the setback, Verstappen was upbeat over Red Bull’s progress and potential.
“Last weekend especially in the race we improved because of the update we got,” he explained.
“Again here we were learning to see if we could change some things on the car in terms of balance wise [and] if the updates would work even better and we got some good ideas from now onwards.”
On the reliability issue, Verstappen commented: “We were just trying some new bits, it didn’t work today, so we had to change it, but you know that’s what testing’s for.”
The Dutch youngster is nonetheless wary that Red Bull will encounter mixed fortunes in the races following the summer break.
“In Monza I’m there for the scenery the whole weekend,” he joked.
“Spa we will see, normally it’s quite a positive track [but] Monza is long straights and only braking, so that’s not good for us, so I’ll wave to the fans.
“Singapore I guess [we will be competitive], so I’m looking forward to that one.”
Pierre Gasly will take over duties in the RB13 on Wednesday.
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