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Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has explained why the team’s issues with its 2025 F1 car cannot be solved by replicating sister team Racing Bulls.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has clarified that the challenges faced by the team’s 2025 Formula 1 car cannot be resolved by mimicking the approach of their sister team Racing Bulls. The team’s poor performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen finishing ninth, highlighted the issues.
Liam Lawson’s success with the VCARB 02, a reliable points-scoring car, further underscored the differences between the two teams’ cars, as noted by former driver Alex Albon. Albon emphasized that Racing Bulls’ cars are stable and well-balanced compared to Red Bull’s model, which he described as being on a “knife edge.”
Mekies rejected the notion of transferring technology from Racing Bulls to the RB21, citing the fundamental differences in the genesis and development paths of the cars in Formula 1. Verstappen’s expertise and experience with the RB21 were noted as crucial in understanding and improving the car’s performance.
Despite extensive efforts to address the car’s issues at the Hungaroring, including experimenting with different setups on Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda’s cars, the team’s attempts did not yield the desired results. Mekies expressed disappointment that the car’s performance issues persisted throughout the weekend despite their best efforts to rectify them.
