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Marko on why fp2 was worse:
"It's a mixture of several reasons. The car is sliding too much. I think it's more mechanical."
https://archive.ph/2024.07.06-050714/ht ... te-drukken
Well that's very clearJuly month crucial for Red Bull
In that respect, the month of July is crucial. Red Bull has already introduced a new floor at Silverstone this weekend and the factory in Milton Keynes will be working hard in the coming weeks to come up with a significant package of brand new material for the race after that, in two weeks in Budapest (21 July).
"The regulations have been the same for a few years now and there are a lot of restrictions, so we do a lot of work for only small margins. I certainly think that we can continue to develop this car and that we can still find a lot of performance in the coming period."
Yes, Verstappen is the favorite, in FP2 his engine mode was low, in principle the same can be said about Merc, who lost 3-4 tenths to McLaren in the first sectorJuzh wrote: ↑06 Jul 2024, 09:25looking at f1-tempo norris gained 9 tenths on straights against verstappen.
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https://www.funoanalisitecnica.com/2024 ... ns-f1.html(google translate)
Red Bull strongly believes in the work done and in terms of power expressed by the 2026 power units, the Austrian engines will be absolutely on par with those of the competition: Mercedes and Ferrari above all. These are the words released to the media which however do not coincide with the information we have collected.
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During the meeting there is the opportunity to ask some questions about the project in question. Thanks to the information gathered first-hand, which has allowed us to expose with some confidence the various details that we have just outlined, we know that the examiners have not hidden a certain delay in their work plan. Furthermore, the men from Milton Keynes have confided that in the last period several engineers have been hired, especially from Mercedes (and this should not be surprising), concentrating on the acquisition of their technical background.
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Consequently, the Austrian-Thai team needs to give a strong acceleration on the work plan which, as mentioned, is not respecting the deadlines initially set. And this is, probably, the most sensational news, beyond the superficial proclamations of these last months.