Red Bull and Max Verstappen seemed to have lost their way in the championship fight. Red Bull was tied with Mercedes at the start of the season, but took the lead in Monaco. They took 5 wins in a row before Mercedes stopped their attack at Silverstone.
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Since the crash between Hamilton and Verstappen, Red Bull has lost ground to Mercedes. And after the incident in the first round in Hungary, they are behind the German team in both championships. Verstappen has asked his team to make some changes so that he can continue his title fight with Hamilton.
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It is now up to us to keep working to find the one or two tenths: Max Verstappen
The Dutchman lost the championship lead to Hamilton after the Hungarian Grand Prix. He was involved in two falls in a row on two racing weekends. He also believes that the Mercedes upgrades have closed the gap with the Austrian team.
Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – July 29, 2021, Red Bulls Max Verstappen during a press conference before the Hungarian Grand Prix about REUTERS / Florian Goga
He has stated that Red Bull has to find some speed in order to be in front of Mercedes again after the summer break. “Now it’s up to us to keep working on finding the one or two tenths of a second that Mercedes has brought back over the course of the season,” said Max.
“We have to see what we can still get out of the car. In Hungary, for example, Mercedes introduced a new floor. I am sure we can make it an exciting fight. We always have a good chance to win and don’t have to give up right away, ”said Verstappen about the title fight.
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Mercedes will not bring any more upgrades this season, says team boss
As Planetf1 reports, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has declared that the team will no longer make any more upgrades to its car. He also mentioned that the team has taken a step forward since Silverstone.
Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4th, 2021, McLaren team boss Toto Wolff before the race pool via REUTERS / Christian Bruna
“We stopped a long time with aerodynamic development,” says Wolff. “The last development was stopped in the spring and the last upgrade that was produced was brought to Silverstone and the upgrade works. We have taken a step forward, ”said the Austrian.
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Mercedes leads the Red Bull by 4 points in the constructors’ battle. Hamilton is 8 points ahead of Verstappen in the drivers’ standings.
Can Red Bull recover? Let us know.
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