Red Bull admit 'nothing is responding' in alarming Hungarian GP first verdict
Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Waché reflected on a tough Friday on track for Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda in Hungary, with both drivers finishing well outside the top positions in both the first and second practice sessions.
As has often been the case this season, Red Bull’s weekend got off to a challenging start at the Hungaroring. After finishing ninth in FP1, Max Verstappen couldn’t do better than 14th in FP2, admitting he had a particularly tough day on track.
“Today was quite tough and it was a low grip feeling in the car and not as balanced as we would have liked,'' the Dutchman admitted on Friday after the FP2.
''It is difficult to say what the problem was, as nothing really worked, so we will have to investigate overnight as so far it has not been our weekend.''
Yuki Tsunoda fared slightly better, ending the day with the ninth-fastest time, though still well off the pace of the front-runners.
Wachè admits Red Bull's struggles
Speaking to the media after the session, Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Waché reflected on a tough Friday for the team on track: "It was a very difficult day out there for us today, the car is not behaving as expected currently.''
The Frenchman admitted that the car isn’t responding well to the input they’re giving it, and that there’s a lot of work to be done to turn the situation around.
''We did some tests during both sessions today and nothing is responding as expected. We have to analyse all the tests we have done during the night and tomorrow before Free Practice.''
''Currently we are not competitive enough, so there is a lot of work to do and we are hoping we will find some good solutions for tomorrow."
In the third session, Red Bull’s engineers will aim to give Verstappen a car capable of at least fighting for the second row in qualifying.
This season, Verstappen has often managed to battle at the front even when a tough weekend seemed inevitable.
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