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Red Bull will be hoping the RB21 is far more user-friendly than the RB20.
Christian Horner is aiming for a more ‘user-friendly’ new Red Bull F1 car following the challenges with the RB20 that caused difficulties for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Despite winning nine races, the RB20 was tough to extract performance from during the 2024 season. Perez struggled and eventually got replaced by Liam Lawson after scoring only 48 points in the last 18 races. The team realized that an upgrade introduced at the 2023 Spanish GP was a wrong move, making the car hard to handle. Horner explained that the goal for the new car is to broaden the operating window for easier handling across different challenges. Max Verstappen managed to cope with the RB20’s issues, but Perez had a hard time due to its narrow performance range.
