“We are entering uncharted territory”- Red Bull thinks still plenty of work needs to be done on RB18

Samriddhi Jaiswal | 13/03/2022
"We are entering uncharted territory"- Red Bull thinks still plenty of work needs to be done on RB18

Despite bringing some aero upgrades on the final day of testing, Red Bull thinks that still a lot of work needs to be done.

Red Bull brought in a few upgrades to their RB18 on the final day of Bahrain testing. Their aerodynamic changes included a new floor and different side pods.

The team seemed satisfied with their upgrades as their driver Sergio Perez ran the fastest lap in the pre-season testing.

However, the Chief Technical Officer of the Red Bull, Adrian Newey thinks that there is still plenty of work to be done on the car.

“We are entering uncharted territory. These cars are so new that we have to understand them first,” Newey said.

He explained that more can be done to minimize the phenomenon of porpoising, the RB18 is actually still too heavy and there is understeer.

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Red Bull will be different next week

The changes that the Milton-Keynes based team did on its aerodynamics should fix the problem of understeering in the car.

But, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko thinks that Ferrari still remains the most competitive car on the track.

Marko said, “Maybe the Ferrari is not the fastest car in the field, but it is the car that is the easiest to drive at the moment. And that brings the lap time.”

Moreover, the Austrian further predicted that it could take three to four races in 2022 before it is clear who has the fastest car.

He explained that the team that develops its car the most and the fastest has the most chances to battle for the title in 2022. Keeping that in mind, Red Bull will also continue to find out ways for its problems and package of updates to the Bahrain GP.

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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