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Red Bull reckons that dialling its car better into just two corners of the Red Bull Ring track holds the key to it properly challenging McLaren in Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull is focusing on dialing its car better into just two corners of the Red Bull Ring track to challenge McLaren in the Austrian Grand Prix of Formula 1. Max Verstappen was slightly behind Lando Norris in FP2 but remained optimistic, aiming to eliminate understeer issues for improved performance. Red Bull believes the gap to McLaren was exaggerated by difficulties in Turns 6 and 7, which suit McLaren’s characteristics.
The team introduced a floor upgrade for the home weekend, aimed at enhancing aerodynamic performance critical to the diffuser’s function. The new edge wing stabilizes flow and increases load extraction from the floor region, connecting flow to the ‘tyre squirt’ for improved airflow management. Red Bull’s improved performance, coupled with the upgrade, indicates a potential challenge to McLaren, leaving both teams as major contenders for the Austrian Grand Prix.
