The 2024 Formula 1 season has become or three or even four-horse race in recent races, but Red Bull is keen to re-assert its dominance on circuits that suit its car much better.
The increased competition has injected new life into the series after Max Verstappen’s and Red Bull’s 2023 walkover.
But the elephant in the room is that the past four races all took place on technical circuits with lots of bumps and kerbs that kept poking Red Bull’s Achilles heel, and just a few high-speed swoops where the RB20 could stretch its legs.
Both drivers were clearly struggling with the car’s recalcitrant behaviour, which has badly affected Sergio Perez’s confidence. But Verstappen still won two of the past four races, which could be an ominous sign for the traditional circuits of Barcelona, Austria, and Silverstone that form 2024’s first triple-header.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, lifts the winner’s trophy
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Red Bull is confident that they will be proven right.
“Yes, that race will give a clear picture,” Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko told Motorsport.com. “Barcelona is a proper racing track and therefore it will give us a good indication of what is coming for Austria, Silverstone and so on. We think Barcelona should be ‘okay’ for us, normally.”
Team boss Christian Horner was equally bullish after Red Bull made it through its roughest run of circuits pretty much unscathed, and with two race wins and poles too.
“The last couple of races have been more choppy waters for us, but we have still managed to win two out of the last three races,” Horner said. “We had a pole in Imola,…
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