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https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-crit ... erformanceRed Bull simulator driver Sebastien Buemi on where Red Bull is atm:
"We came away from Melbourne — obviously Max had that issue in qualifying — but in my opinion, it was a very strong showing. [The car] was third [in the pecking order]," Now we come back from Shanghai, which was very bad. So, I would give it a bit of time. You cannot expect Red Bull to directly be performing like people that have been making engines for decades.
So you need to give it a little bit more time before we actually come to a conclusion on how far we are behind, or things like this. I find it still too early.
I think, yes and no, but again, just having one bad result — does that mean we are actually really off, or does that mean things just didn't go well and we took some wrong decisions?So I think we need a few more races to be able to say, actually, we are clearly behind, or no, actually, we are closer than we think. You know, because Melbourne and Bahrain testing were quite good, in my opinion. So let's give it a bit more time before we come to a conclusion. If we come to the conclusion after Japan that we are really on the back foot, I think it's a good opportunity to regroup and have a bit of time to analyse and come up with some better solutions. If we assume that we are very good in Japan, maybe not, because when you're good, you want to just get those races in as quickly as you can.
But I guess, for a team like Red Bull making its own engine for the first time, a good gap is not a bad thing."
I really don't think this is doomsaying. I’m just looking at what’s in front of me and drawing conclusions from it (right or wrong). I’m not trying to predict the future.
Mercedes didn’t do it after 2021, and now both Red Bull and McLaren didn’t do it after 2025. It’s a cost capped sport. Things are different now.
And we have Ian Greig from Aston Martin, who knows a thing or two about Aston's tunnel.AR3-GP wrote: ↑20 Mar 2026, 18:44I don't really see anything to worry about. The team is on the right track. Mercedes and Ferrari started their 2026 projects much earlier than Red Bull. They have a new PU (that already impressed) which will take another big step next year. They'll also bring the new wind tunnel online (same constructor that did the Mclaren windtunnel). It's important not to dwell on short term pains. Mekies was absolutely spot on when he said Red Bull are in good shape for the long run. They are still a top team with a car that is 20kg overweight, a brand new PU, and one of the worst windtunnels in F1. It is only up from here.
Yeah, of course it happens. Probably different people have different expectations and then judge what they see against those. What I've seen so far is below of my expectations and therefore trying to find reasons for that.
