Red Bull sets to upgrade as Max Verstappen…
Red Bull will be bringing in upgrades at the British Grand Prix after chief Christian Horner admitted that Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton could bring improvements to their car that may make them contenders. Helmut Marko, an advisor to Red Bull, confirmed that updates would be coming at Silverstone as Max Verstappen will bid to keep Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at arm’s length in the driver’s standings.
Marko confirmed to Motorsport.com that upgrades would be coming at Silverstone from Red Bull, but did not confirm the size of the package. Mercedes have already announced that they will be bringing improvements with them to Silverstone, as technical director Mike Elliott admitted that they will be “trying to push the car forward” after consecutive 3-4 finishes for Hamilton and George Russell.
Red Bull principal Horner admitted that those upgrades would see Mercedes become “a factor” next week as Hamilton will attempt to win his fourth consecutive British Grand Prix, and eighth in nine years. “Mercedes’ pace in the race today [at the Canadian Grand Prix] was, you know, they were competitive. Smooth circuit [at Silverstone], they could be a factor,” Horner told the F1 Nation podcast.
“We know the Ferrari’s good in the high-speed stuff, we saw that in Barcelona, so you’d think it would swing perhaps back towards Ferrari’s domain. We knew Azerbaijan and this race were tracks that might favour us. And we’ve nailed those two results, which I’m really delighted with.
Red Bull sets to upgrade as Max Verstappen…
“It’s always a thrill to race at Silverstone. It’s our local race, we’re only 15 minutes up the road. I’m sure there’s going to be huge support for Lewis and George and Lando [Norris]. But, you know, we’re going there leading both championships, as we did last year, but just hoping for a little bit of a better end result than what we got.”
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Red Bull’s factory being based in Milton Keynes and having two weeks between races is also ideal for Horner and Verstappen from a logistical point of view.
