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Yea, although max did say that before the TD on skid plates was issued
I think he was just pumped after Brazil 
This makes it much more logical to keep an underperforming second driver in the seat, playing the long game.AR3-GP wrote: ↑20 Nov 2024, 22:32Why a constructors' championship defeat for Red Bull would hurt less in 2024 · RaceFans
The defending champion is still not sure how to assess his Red Bull: “We have certainly made progress since Austin, but we are not as good as the rain in Brazil made us look. If we're honest with ourselves, the races in Austin and Mexico weren't exactly exhilarating. We looked good in Brazil, but to be honest I would have preferred us to perform as well on a dry track.”
Nevertheless, Verstappen believes that Red Bull has caught up with the competition. Not only because the championship-winning team got back on track with the latest underbody modification. Red Bull is still of the opinion that the competition has gained an irregular advantage with water in the tires and trickery with the fastening screws in the underbody. That is now a thing of the past. “Everyone is looking at it now. That's why no-one is going to take the risk of cheating,” says the championship-winning team.
The world champion will have to wait until the Qatar GP to find out the real effect. Injecting liquid into the tires in the cold of Las Vegas would do nothing. This is not about cooling the tires, but the opposite. In addition, the high-speed circuit in the gamblers' paradise is not driven with minimal ground clearance. There are no fast corners where this would be an advantage. “We will have to wait until Qatar to know who is where,” predicts Red Bull team boss Christian Horner.
