Red Bull says it is baffled by the “strange” shift in its tyre degradation over that cost Max Verstappen. “It was strange. Just one week ago at Silverstone we looked pretty decent on deg,' said Christian Horner. F1 AustrianGP
From there, Verstappen was always left on the back foot before eventually salvaging second behind Leclerc, having benefited whenRed Bull was at a loss to explain the change in pace from Saturday to Sunday, especially as F1’s parc ferme rules mean that settings were identical, and the fact that it had appeared to be on top of tyre of degradation recently.
“I think the problem is these tyres are quite sensitive and, if you're not in the right window with them, then you can pay a penalty in terms of degradation, which a lot of teams did.”Horner says Red Bull will need to investigate what factors led to the change in form from being a match for Ferrari in the sprint to much worse in the grand prix itself.
“The only thing that's changed overnight is the rain, the temperature slightly and of course the fuel loads. Ferrari suspects that the main difference between the sprint and the grand prix was that Leclerc was able to put Verstappen under more pressure on Sunday – meaning that the Dutchman was not able to manage his tyres in the way he would have liked.
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