Red Bull, Pierre Waché is not at ease after testing
“The devil is in the details,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said regarding the improvements made to the RB21 compared to last year’s car. In fact, Milton Keynes made many “under-the-surface” changes to give Max Verstappen the best possible foundation to secure his fifth consecutive title.
However, when many modifications are made, the risks multiply. Red Bull experienced this firsthand in Bahrain, where, while Max Verstappen posted promising lap times in single-lap runs, the team completed the fewest laps—just 304—even fewer than Aston Martin, which struggled with both illness and technical issues during another difficult testing session.
Pierre Waché’s comments
Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché did not hold back, acknowledging the RB21’s issues: “It wasn’t as smooth a test as we expected or as the team expected, but it’s better to find some problems here than later, and that’s what testing is for. The weather didn’t help us, but we tried to explore the car’s potential and understand how it responds to different setups, and I think we more or less managed to do that. Right now, it’s very difficult to predict the starting order for Melbourne, but it’s clear that four teams look quite fast, including us. However, we didn’t focus too much on the others; we concentrated on our own program.”
What concerns the Frenchman is not only reliability issues but also the type of development Red Bull faces for 2025: “I’m not as happy as I could be because the car didn’t respond as we wanted at certain moments, but it is heading in the right direction. However, perhaps the extent of that direction wasn’t as significant as we expected, and that’s something we need to work on for the first race and for future development.” – the Red Bull boss concluded.
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