Waché initially skeptical of Verstappen's choice: 'I was not keen on it, that's true'

Updated: 10:57, 08 Sep 2025
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Max Verstappen made a decisive change to his car which proved instrumental in his record win in the Italian Grand Prix - but Red Bull boss Pierre Waché said he had his concerns about the set-up change.
Waché, whose glasses were covered in champagne after celebrating the team's first victory since Imola, could not hide his delight at what the victory meant to him.
Waché has had some tough months behind him as the team had difficulties getting a grasp of the unpredictable RB21 as the victories dried up.
However, in recent weeks, the team have hit an upward trend in results - highlighted by Verstappen's dominant win in Monza.

Waché acknowledges the importance of Verstappen's win in Monza

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Red Bull couldn't get a better boost than this victory Waché said answering questions from GPblog.
"[This is] very important. And we just have to make the momentum [going] for the rest of the season."
The fact that Red Bull won in Italy came down to various things according to the Frenchman.
"First, a fantastic driver, and the team did a very good job to set up the car on track. Also, the new parts on the car worked well."
In retrospect, it can also be concluded that a late change to the rear wing - at Verstappen's request - turned out to be the right one.
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Waché admitted that he initially had his doubts about the Dutchman's idea.
“I was not very keen on it, at first, that is true,” he laughed, before making his way to continue the celebrations with his team.
New Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies had told GPblog how the whole team was responsible for Verstappen's brilliant win.
He said: "The level of contribution is zero. I'm not joking either. It’s 1 ,500 people working on making the car faster.
"So these are the contributions of these talents that make the car faster, that make the hundreds and make the thousands, make the setup options available, and makes the new components available. The short answer is zero," he concluded.
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