
Red Bull technical director reveals cause of Max Verstappen’s RB22 degradation issues
Pierre Waché has explained why Max Verstappen's RB22 has suffered from degradation, revealing how aero wear, mechanical grip and suspension issues are linked...

Oracle Red Bull Racing
Position
4th
Points
332
Wins
2
Podiums
11
Poles
2
1-2 finishes
0
Red Bull Racing is the Milton Keynes-based team owned by the Austrian energy drink company, which bought Jaguar Racing from Ford in November 2004 and began competing under its own name in 2005. The team traces its roots to Stewart Grand Prix, founded by three-time world champion Jackie Stewart and his son Paul, which entered Formula 1 in 1997 and won the 1999 European Grand Prix before becoming Jaguar.
Red Bull won four consecutive drivers' and constructors' doubles with Sebastian Vettel from 2010 to 2013, and Max Verstappen took four straight drivers' titles from 2021 to 2024, with the team adding constructors' crowns in 2022 and 2023. In 2023 it won 21 of the 22 Grands Prix. From 2026 it races with Red Bull Ford power units developed in-house in Milton Keynes.
| Round | Grand Prix | Finishes | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VER P6 · HAD DNF | 8 | |
| 2 | HAD P8 · VER DNF | 4 | |
| 3 | VER P8 · HAD P12 | 4 | |
| 4 | VER P5 · HAD DNF | 14 | |
| 5 | VER P3 · HAD P5 | 27 | |
| 6 | HAD P3 · VER DNF | 15 | |
| 7 | VER P4 · HAD P6 | 20 | |
| 8 | VER P2 · HAD P6 | 26 | |
| 9 | HAD P5 · VER P20 | 13 | |
| 10 | VER P3 · HAD P6 | 23 | |
| 11 | VER P2 · HAD P6 | 26 | |
| 12 | LAW P7 · VER DNF | 9 | |
| 13 | VER P3 · LAW P14 | 15 | |
| 14 | VER P2 · LAW P6 | 26 | |
| 15 | VER P2 · HAD P3 | 33 | |
| 16 | VER P1 · HAD P5 | 35 | |
| 17 | VER P1 · HAD P10 | 34 |

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