2026 Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team

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Lawson kicked out by Lindblad, and Yuki only 9 thousands behind Lawson. Lindblad 14 thousands behind Max. Is the racing bulls car faster here?

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FNTC wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 17:00
Lawson kicked out by Lindblad, and Yuki only 9 thousands behind Lawson. Lindblad 14 thousands behind Max. Is the racing bulls car faster here?
It seems like it at the moment.

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They get absolutely trounced here without improving cars further while others did

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They went at the very end so they got more track evo. But the RB is not looking great at this track.

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FNTC wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 17:00
Lawson kicked out by Lindblad, and Yuki only 9 thousands behind Lawson. Lindblad 14 thousands behind Max. Is the racing bulls car faster here?
Max set his time much earlier in the session than the Racing Bulls, and didn't do a second lap like Lawson, I'm assuming there was some track evolution. Racing Bulls waited until the end to do a single lap with best track conditions.

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I would have said in theory this track should not have been too bad, it's not even the middle sector where one would expect them to struggle but just slow everwhere...

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Valeo wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 17:03
They get absolutely trounced here without improving cars further while others did
You know they had a massive upgrade very recently? That's it for this season.

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Rikhart wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 17:51
Valeo wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 17:03
They get absolutely trounced here without improving cars further while others did
You know they had a massive upgrade very recently? That's it for this season.
That was almost two months ago. They will certainly bring more.

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The cornering performance is not too bad tbf, its just a few corners costing them a lot of time, I think for race qualy Max could be like 3 tenth off, if they improve their tyre prep and balance. Still won't improve track position though :lol:

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They're always bad in qualys especially in sprint this year. In the race Max can still do things usually. 5 podium finishes in a row if not for that crash in Silvestone.

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euv2 wrote:
21 Aug 2026, 18:08
https://postimg.cc/rzTbB9zf

The cornering performance is not too bad tbf, its just a few corners costing them a lot of time, I think for race qualy Max could be like 3 tenth off, if they improve their tyre prep and balance. Still won't improve track position though :lol:
That's pretty much what Max said (If they can improve traction, a lot of lap time can be found) but yeah, that likely still mean only 3rd or 4th row later...

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6 tenths loss in the carousel and final corner (+ straight). I prefer Merc's energy strategy of saving in the high speed and deploying on the final straight. Should be better for tyres.

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Looking at onboards it's clear RB car is more nervous than merc, fer and macca, it's also got less overall downforce, especially compared to mclaren and ferrari. Overall car is lacking something in pretty much every area. It is what it is.

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Majestic car built under sir Mekies leadership 👍

Mekies walked into a good engine project. At least still gets the team some points from time to time. Everything else is a joke.
The FIA folds on a royal flush.

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Even worse than single lap pace :?

At least on the same pace as Piastri now...
Tyre deg seems quite good tbh