The four-time world champion admitted that at times he wondered whether Red Bull could still turn things around this season. \u201cIn the end you always go through certain difficult moments,\u201d he commented. \u201cAnd of course, sometimes you do think, \u2018Is this going to be okay, can we still turn things around?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cBut on the other hand, there\u2019s no point to keep thinking like that. You always have to look for solutions, talk to people inside the team, and exchange ideas in a positive way. At the end of the day, that what it\u2019s all about and that’s what we have done.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Since the summer break, things have looked much better for the Milton Keynes-based squad, thanks to a new floor and what Helmut Marko described as a slightly different philosophy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need to try so many things with the car anymore. Not having to make those radical changes during a race weekend makes it much more enjoyable,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n
Photo by: Alexander Nemenov \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Asked by Motorsport.com if Red Bull was now able to find the RB21\u2019s operating window \u2013 however small that may be \u2013 more often, he answered: \u201cYes. And that\u2019s down to all the things we\u2019ve learned about this car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Verstappen wants to wait for the Singapore Grand Prix and stresses it\u2019s too early to talk about a title bid, Red Bull has undeniably made progress. That\u2019s also reflected in the paddock, where the atmosphere at Red Bull is noticeably better than earlier this year, with a crisis meeting held after the disastrous Bahrain round.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve experienced a lot of incredible moments together over the past years. So when you go through a tough period, of course, that\u2019s not pleasant for anyone inside the team,\u201d Verstappen reflected.<\/p>\n
Hence, his recent victories taste even sweeter: \u201cWhen you see that things are going well again, that makes those wins extra special, especially because of how we got through the bad moments together. The atmosphere is very good now, and that is also important.<\/p>\n
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing Team, Dr Helmut Marko, Team Consultant, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n
Photo by: Sam Bagnall \/ Sutton Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gives people a bit more confidence, and sometimes that confidence is really important. They see some light at the end of the tunnel again and know that what they\u2019re working on is actually okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
New team boss Laurent Mekies and technical director Pierre Wache played key roles in this turnaround, and asked what was his, Verstappen laughed: \u201cWell, just driving some laps.\u201d<\/p>\n
The success actually comes down to the team\u2019s communication with Verstappen, who previously noted that Mekies asks \u201cthe right questions\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of discussions about how we can improve things and how we can test certain elements. In the end it turns out that we\u2019ve handled that quite well.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a way, the current trajectory fits a pattern Red Bull has shown before. Even before Verstappen started winning titles, Red Bull tended to start seasons on the back foot before car development propelled it to race wins.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, that’s true, but that was still a very different situation,\u201d Verstappen nuanced. \u201cBack then it was also related to aerodynamics and upgrades, but it’s a bit different now with the budget cap.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With two dominant victories in a row, Red Bull has regained some momentum in Formula 1. The Italian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4103],"tags":[145534,4199,148613,707,4200,1073,151802,749,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-451271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-azerbaijan-gp","9":"tag-f1","10":"tag-f1-azerbaijan-grand-prix-2025","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-max-verstappen","14":"tag-max-verstappen-opens-up-on-red-bull-revival-u2018i-wondered-if-we-could-still-turn-it-aroundu2019","15":"tag-red-bull-racing","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115267020382594129","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}