Red Bull “overturned the car” to help Max Verstappen win in Japan

Red Bull’s boss, Christian Horner, admitted that the team “overthrow the car” to provide Max Verstappen with the tools to win the Japanese Grand Prix of Formula 1.

Red Bull seemed ready to endure another difficult weekend in Suzuka when Verstappen expressed that he was missing “confidence” in the car by practice.

This was reflected in time time while Verstappen languished more than five tenths behind the McLarens of Psychic through the first two training sessions.

However, the Dutchman has released a remarkable turn to hinder the drivers of McLaren very forced into pole position, which he converted with a journey measured in the race.

Horner revealed that Verstappen worked with its engineers to implement significant configuration changes throughout the weekend that have helped to extract the potential of RB21.

“We have literally overthrew the car upside down in terms of installation,” Horner told media, including Motor sports week.

“He worked very hard with the engineering team.

“Finally, we were able to give him a car that he could use in Q3 yesterday with the most amazing tour, then convert it today into a hard victory,

In a right fight, (which) puts him in the pilot championship. So we leave Japan with a lot of work to do, but a huge motivation. »»

Horner minimizes the slow start of Red Bull

However, Red Bull’s need to finish a sensational turnaround again caused a skepticism surrounding the condition of the simulation tools that the squad uses.

“Inevitably, these questions are always asked and the biggest sensor you have in the car is the driver,” said Horner.

“And I think … any credit to the team this weekend. At the start of the weekend, we seemed through the window.

“We managed to bring the car into a decent window, then Max Verstappen demonstrated why he had the number one on the car.”

Horner was reluctant as to if there is a method to rationalize the process in Japan which led to Verstappen equipped with a package to triumph.

When asked if there was a chance to shorten this procedure somewhere, Horner replied: “Inevitably, you always learn.

“Driving heights, weight distributions, wing levels, roll bars. Almost all the adjustments of the car we went through this weekend.

“It just shows that if you continue to work hard and you never give up, anything is possible.

“Max was magnificent this weekend and still demonstrated why I think he is the best pilot on the grid.”

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