A recurring guest once again appeared on Max Verstappen’s live stream. Kelly Piquet’s daughter, Penelope, was riding her bike in the room, hitting purple sectors. Something Verstappen noted he does not anymore.
Former F1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, has criticised Red Bull Racing’s approach to its drivers’ management, claiming Yuki Tsunoda taking over from Liam Lawson is yet another wrong choice, with the German he would have picked a different driver to take the second seat at the Austrian team next to Max Verstappen.
It’s been a day full of stories flying out from Red Bull Racing and Milton Kenyes, as the swap between Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda was offically annoucned today. At the Austrian’s team factory in England, a crisis meeting was held to discuss how to imrpove their pace, but Helmut Marko was not present. As well as that, Max Verstappen announced that he will be racing with a spevial helmet for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix.
The technical ‘crisis’ meeting at Red Bull Racing’s factory in Milton Keynes is now behind us, where Max Verstappen, among others, discussed possible solutions to halt the downward spiral of the Austrian team. GPblog has learned that it was a positive meeting, although the world champion now has the thought: Everything has to be implemented and be successful.
On the day Red Bull Racing officially announced the immediate appointment of Yuki Tsunoda as Max Verstappen’s teammate, there is also a crisis meeting at the Austrian team. The topic of discussion in Milton Keynes is how to improve the RB21 so that it can compete seriously at the front of the grid again. But, a notable absence from the important meeting is advisor Helmut Marko.