He is in a RBWouter wrote:This doesn't belong on the sim thread or the NLS thread so I have to post it here. It is sponsor related while he is in Japan.
Max a few hours ago at Fuji Speedway in the rain for RB. Click on a video for full screen.
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/6114/After the first two Grands Prix, Formula 1 has now arrived in Japan for the next round of the 2026 championship. Max Verstappen is looking forward to the race: “The first two races have been a bit more challenging than we would have liked and it was unfortunate that we had to retire the car in China with an ERS cooling issue. There is still a lot to do, however, I have a lot of confidence in the team and they have reviewed these issues and have been working hard to optimise the performance of the car.”
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/6115/On that high point, Max turns to Formula 1. According to him, there’s still a lot of potential in the current Red Bull car. Max: “Like I said, there is a lot of potential in the car. We just need to understand a few things that have been going wrong – in the last race, for sure. We just need to keep working, keep trying, get more performance out of the car.” After Japan, there is a short break on the calendar because the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been canceled. According to Max, that break comes at a good time. “The little break that we have now is a good time to look back and analyze even more things to try to be better in Miami.”
"Motorbiscuit", is that an F1 news outlet for dogs or something?Valeo wrote: ↑26 Mar 2026, 19:35Has somebody seen something or is this made up?
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/red-bull-i ... omination/
Hadjar says the car is certainly not the lightestLike I said, there is a lot of potential in the car. We just need to understand a few things that have been going wrong – in the last race, for sure. We just need to keep working, keep trying, get more performance out of the car.
The little break that we have now is a good time to look back and analyze even more things to try to be better in Miami.
he also says that it isn't that hard to drive. But let's see what happens when the car gets light.
According to rumors, the team has fast-tracked a brand-new floor edge design. By adjusting the geometry of the floor fences and the edge wing, the energy drinks racing team is hoping to better seal the underbody air pressure when the car pitches forward under heavy braking.
Slimmer Inlets: The team has significantly tightened the primary radiator inlets to reduce the car’s overall aerodynamic wake.
Reprofiled Undercut: The channel of air flowing under the sidepods toward the rear diffuser has been aggressively sculpted to force high-energy air directly to the rear beam wing.
Cooling Louvers: Because Suzuka can be demanding on engine temperatures, Red Bull is introducing a modular louver system on the engine cover to maximize cooling without sacrificing aerodynamic efficiency.
