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Red Bull is far from throwing in the towel on its hopes and ambitions for this season
Red Bull’s technical director, Pierre Waché, believes McLaren can still be caught on performance this season, despite the current gap between the two teams.
Waché is confident that Red Bull has made significant progress throughout the season, narrowing the gap between them and McLaren to just three-tenths of a second per lap.
However, Red Bull has been hindered by the struggles of drivers Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, leaving Max Verstappen to face McLaren’s strong duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
As a result, Red Bull finds itself a substantial 218 points behind McLaren in the constructors’ standings after the opening nine races.
While Verstappen remains in contention for the drivers’ title, McLaren’s advancements have been evident in their performance compared to Red Bull’s struggles.
Waché recognizes McLaren’s successful development work and emphasizes the need for Red Bull to catch up and fine-tune their car to extract maximum performance from it.
