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RacingNews365’s technical analyst Paolo Fillisetti takes a look at just where Red Bull went wrong with its F1 cars
Following the Azerbaijan GP, comments from Red Bull boss Christian Horner created a stir by attributing the team’s current performance issues to a floor upgrade introduced at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix. This statement highlights the overlap of development issues with long-standing problems in the car’s concept. Sources suggest the problem has evolved from a single aerodynamic issue to a complex interaction between vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics. The RB19’s minor floor evolution at the 2023 Spanish GP initially went unnoticed, but performance disparities between Verstappen and Perez raised concerns about the car’s development direction. Upgrades to increase airflow towards the rear of the car conflicted with earlier floor modifications, leading to sensitivity in ride heights and a challenging race in Singapore. A new floor design debuted in Baku 2024 showed improvements, but the underlying technical beliefs may still need adjustment to fully resolve performance issues.
