The Canadian is categorical
Once upon a time there was Red Bull. Max Verstappen is trying to work miracles, but the RB22 is not even able to exploit what the FIA considers to be the best thermal engine on the starting grid. The car produced by Pierre Waché is still overweight – updates are expected in Austria to try and improve the situation in this regard – and it didn’t go beyond a podium in Canada, a decidedly lucky podium considering what happened to Russell and the McLarens.
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Jacques Villeneuve did not mince words to describe a far from rosy situation: “It is very difficult to foresee a positive future for Red Bull – said the 1997 world champion to Sky microphones – after riding the wave for a long time, they are sinking and have not yet hit rock bottom. It’s no longer the crazy, fun, courageous team, always able to turn the situation around. That spark is lost, they don’t even talk about their nursery anymore.”
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“They must try at all costs to keep Verstappen because he is the only ‘soldier’ who saves the team – added Villeneuve – Max arrived when the team was already built, but recently they got rid of practically everyone and only Verstappen remained. Max is not a designer: he is very good at developing a car and identifying what is needed, but he still needs the people around him. Everything has been destroyed in a sense and needs to be rebuilt, but how will it be rebuilt?”.
