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Red Bull has admitted that replicating the strides McLaren made last season in F1 will prove to be “difficult” in 2025 with the current tools at the team’s disposal.
Red Bull’s Austrian squad secured the Drivers’ title last season, led by Max Verstappen who became a four-time World Champion with two rounds remaining in Las Vegas. The team’s success was largely due to their strong start and their competitors’ inability to keep up. However, Red Bull faced challenges with balance issues that caused a drop in performance, resulting in a third-place finish in the Constructors’ Championship. Despite a resurgence with a revised floor in Austin, Technical Director Pierre Wache expressed concerns about the team’s outdated tools, including the wind tunnel, prompting plans for an upgrade by 2027. Wache emphasized the difficulty in gaining performance gains with current ground-effect cars and highlighted how teams like Ferrari and Aston Martin also struggled with developments in the previous season. McLaren capitalized on these struggles to claim the title, despite Wache’s reservations about their long-term performance.
