{"id":23805,"date":"2024-08-31T12:31:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=23805"},"modified":"2024-09-01T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T15:23:42","slug":"christian-horner-red-bull-dont-understand-qualifying-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/08\/31\/christian-horner-red-bull-dont-understand-qualifying-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner: Red Bull “don’t understand” qualifying drop-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> will start the Italian GP in 7th place, following one of his worst qualifying sessions in recent memory. The RB20 is only the fourth-fastest car in Monza, failing to match the performance at McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. To add insult to injury, Christian Horner admits that Red Bull<\/a> don’t have an explanation for their lack of pace on fresh tyres.<\/p>\n

Christian Horner admits to a fundamental problem with RB20<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Red Bull have no answers<\/h4>\n

This generation of F1 cars are extremely sensitive, with even the smallest variables generating big impacts. Previously, it was Red Bull whose performance was relatively immune to external changes.<\/p>\n

This is no longer the case. Even in the ideal performance window, the RB20’s handling is poor<\/a>. Max Verstappen has spoken on numerous occasions about its lack of drivability.<\/p>\n

Red Bull weren’t helped by a new problem emerging in qualifying. For reasons unknown to the team, the car went faster on worn tyres than on fresh ones.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a post-session interview, Christian Horner<\/a> was candid about the situation:<\/p>\n

“It’s very tricky, I think we simply don’t understand it,”<\/em> he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

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