Max Verstappen admits Red Bull is not the quickest anymore

Max Verstappen has spoken openly astir however helium is coping with the concern successful which Red Bull is nary longer astatine the top.

The Dutchman, who has 4 consecutive title titles betwixt 2021 and 2024, stressed that his absorption remains connected learning with the existent car, but besides connected preparing for the caller regulations that volition travel into effect successful 2026.

The team's problems began past play erstwhile Red Bull failed to support the constructors' title. This twelvemonth has continued successful a akin vein.

“You conscionable person to judge wherever you are,” helium said calmly.

He past added:

“Yes, we are not the fastest astatine the moment, but we are not the slowest either. We ever privation to beryllium better, and actually, that was the lawsuit erstwhile we were winning. We are not winning arsenic overmuch now. We are trying to absorption connected knowing the car better, wherever we tin find our time; due to the fact that adjacent twelvemonth determination are caller regulations, but I deliberation determination is simply a batch to larn this twelvemonth too.”

The four-time champion reminded that hard seasons are not caller for him.

"I had galore years earlier that erstwhile I didn't person a winning car; truthful it's Formula 1 and you cognize it; truthful it's not hard to abstracted and woody with it."

He has won 187 retired of a full of 194 points

Despite the mediocre results, helium is inactive the cardinal antheral of the team. So acold helium has won 187 retired of a full of 194 points, carrying Red Bull astir exclusively. At the commencement of the play helium had Liam Lawson arsenic his teammate, but aft 2 races helium was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda.

Although the Japanese is having problems adjusting, Verstappen came to his defence saying:

"Yuki is not a pancake." He past added, "This has been going connected for a agelong time. Maybe it's a sign. Of what? You tin fig that retired for yourself."

For him, 2025 is not lone a conflict for existent results, but besides gathering foundations for the future. The 2026 rules volition alteration astir everything; from aerodynamics to powerfulness units. Verstappen believes Red Bull tin instrumentality to the apical if they present recognize wherever they basal and however to get the astir retired of it.