Red Bull Racing confirms more updates for Verstappen in Canada

Red Bull Racing brought a considerable number of changes to the Miami Grand Prix, where the Austrian team clearly took a step forward. While a spin on Sunday prevented Verstappen from battling for the podium, he still placed the RB22 on the front row in qualifying, underlining the team’s improvements.

Up next is the Canadian Grand Prix, another Sprint weekend. In the weeks leading up to the race, Red Bull Racing prepared minor updates for the RB22, Technical Director Pierre Waché revealed. He explained: "Miami saw us take a clear step forward, with the upgrade package delivering encouraging gains in performance and helping address some key areas on the car. It highlighted some car weaknesses and room of improvement to extract the overall performance.

Unlike Verstappen, his young teammate Isack Hadjar had a difficult weekend in Miami, which culminated in a DNF on Sunday. The Frenchman is excited to bounce back in Canada.

He added: "Ever since Miami, I've been raring to get back into the car and go racing again. The Team delivered a much stronger package after the break and we want to continue with that progress going into Montreal. It's another Sprint weekend, so there are lots of opportunities to perform and score points."

Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Mercedes CEO and team boss also highlighted the step forward Red Bull Racing made in the United States. He commented: "We're only at the beginning of this new regulation cycle, and the development curve is very steep, so we expected McLaren, with a significant update package, to gain even half a second. I have to say that Red Bull was a big surprise because they made a huge step forward, going from more than a second behind the leader to being right there at the front, fighting with Verstappen."

The Austrian team boss added: "We'll also bring developments in Canada, but I think it's normal throughout this year to see performances change from race to race."