Red Bull updates finally please Verstappen once again

Max Verstappen also surprised himself with the pole position for the British Grand Prix. The Dutchman edged out Oscar Piastri in the final phase of qualifying to grab pole, who until then seemed to be the best driver.

Red Bull Racing had been struggling with the car throughout the weekend up to that point. After Friday, Helmut Marko talked about a problem with understeer in the car. Marko was already optimistic then, thinking that competing for pole was possible if that issue could be solved. That proved true on Saturday.

A number of adjustments to the setup, combined with the different weather conditions, gradually made the RB21 more suited to Verstappen, resulting in a phenomenal lap in Q3. And that in a weekend where Red Bull brought updates. It seems no coincidence.

‘’I don’t know how much it brought, but it certainly brought something,’’ Verstappen said in Austria about the updates. ‘’I am happy with the update we have put on the car. We must continue to learn. Get better and see race by race what we can do.’’

‘’Of course, we try to add as much lap time to the car with updates as possible. That definitely worked, only yesterday (Friday) it was still difficult to balance. Today (Saturday) it was already a bit better,’’ said Verstappen, among others, to GPblog.

Yet, it's not certain that this means a step forward at all tracks for Verstappen: ‘’It also depends a bit on the circuit. This circuit suits us rather well with so many fast corners. However, there aren’t many circuits like Silverstone on the calendar.’’

Update or not. Verstappen still does not talk about the title race. The Dutchman, especially after the retirement in Austria, has given up on it entirely. That means Verstappen can focus on the races where he can win. Starting in Silverstone. With rain expected for the race, it could well be a spectacular edition.