Red Bull “not being lethargic with upgrades” as F1 development approach explained
𒐪Red Bull have explained their development approach during the 2024 F1 season.
Red Bull have explained their approach to the development of their F1 𒈔2024 car, insisting they are “not being lethargic” with upgrades.
Rivals Ferrari and McLaren have closed the gap to Red Bullﷺ by bringing significant upgrade packages at recent races, while Red 🌞Bull have introduced smaller updates to their RB20 car which has won five of the seven races so far this season.
For this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Red Bull have elected ꧃to bring a maximum downforce rear wing to cope with the unique demands of 👍the tight and twisty street circuit.
“The visual aspect of an upgrade is not necessarily indicative of its aerodynamic performance,” Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan told media incl♍uding in Monaco.
“It’s not like we’ve got a car that’s off the pace where we need to experiment with larger changes. We have a really competitive car, I think we have a r🦋eally good understanding of it. We shouldn’t doubt our development pܫrocess.
“We have upgrades coming. The larger the manufacturing requirement determines when we can bring it. It’s not something you react to because last week was a bit tight and Miami obvಞiously we🍃 were beaten, the plan is in.
“We are not being lethargic with🔥 the upgrades. Once they are ready, they are♋ on.”
When asked i⛄f Red Bull have any plans to introduce a big upgrade, team principal Christia𝐆n Horner said: “I think we’re a bit more iterative. We’ve bought some pieces here and there and they’ve done what they’ve said on the tin.
“But when you start to get to the top of the curve, you get💛 into a law of diminishing returns in terms of the amount of development that is earning it’s place on the car.
“With the ♈cost cap we have to be very selective about when we introduce those upgrades.”
On the field converging, Horner added: “W🍃e’re in year three of these regulations and it’s inevitab𓆉le you are going to get convergence.
“It’s🌞 amazing we’ve managed to stay ahead for so long. But as the cars converge ♍in look and shape and therefore lap time, it’s inevitable there’s going to be strong competition.
“We fully expect that here ඣin Monaco. It’s a unique layout on the calendar and it will come down to that one lap tomorrow afternoon.”
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