Christian Horner says Red Bull's downturn in form is '100%' linked to balance issues with the RB20
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his drivers are trapped in a “vicious circle” with the balance problems of their RB20 Formula 1 car. World championship leader Max Verstappen fears that he is now going to lose this year’s title as a result of Red Bull’s difficulties with its 2024 F1 challenger. After finishing a lowly sixth in the Italian GP, Verstappen said that development directions taken by the team over the past 12 months had triggered a downturn in form.
Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images “You can see it in qualifying. On a scrubbed tyre with a balance, we could do a 19.6 that matched the best times. Then we put two new sets of tyres on, the balance is then completely out, and we go four and a half tenths slower.
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