Red Bull Racing Chief Engineer Paul Monaghan has denied the proposal that the development of the 2022 F1 machine RB18 has moved away from Sergio Perez’s tastes. He emphasized that there are setup tools to make Perez more comfortable in the car.
At a press conference on Thursday at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix, Sergio Perez suggested that the RB18 wasn’t as suitable for him as early in the season in a recent race.
“I don’t feel as comfortable with the car as it did early on. I think there’s a few things I need to do to understand what’s going on,” Sergio Perez said.
Paul Monaghan argues that Sergio Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen has no conscious effort to make the car more suitable, and recent changes are the normal process of performance development. Emphasized that it was the result of.
“We are not aware that we have taken deliberate steps to keep the car out of his taste,” said Paul Monaghan.
“It’s not easy to drive a car fast, and if you find a way to increase your pace a bit within a fairly limited set of technical regulations and freedoms, if it’s within financial limits. Often apply it “
“Through the process of research tools, we realize at full size and evaluate at full size. And if it looks like we’re adding some pace to the car, we usually see all the tools that make the car faster. Keep it based on “
“Now it may have been easier for Max to adopt them when introducing the tools. Perhaps his setup is a bit better than the Czech Republic, but the car is fixed in terms of its parameters. It’s not that the Czech Republic can’t fix it to his favorite setup again. “
“And it would be our stupidity not to give the Czech Republic a way to pull it out more. We are racing in both titles, and we ideally before Ferrari and Mercedes. I need both cars, so I’ll do everything I can to put them there. “
Paul Monaghan says there are ways to make Sergio Perez feel more comfortable in the car.
“Did you take a direction that might take precedence over Max? No, you didn’t,” said Paul Monaghan.
“It’s pretty hard to add pace, and if you find a way to do it, adopt it.”
“And in the suite of race engineer’s tools, and of course, in what we can change, we aim to fix the setup. Everyone will.”
“Finding something that is a little closer to his taste should be within our capabilities, and the balance between drivers is constantly rising and falling throughout the season.”
Paul Monaghan emphasized that Red Bull Racing always wants both cars to be competitive.
“Max cannot be content with his glory. Neither the Czech Republic nor we. Therefore, our race is within our team.”
“But you have to remember that they are both driving on the same team, and our race is against our neighbors (Ferrari and Mercedes). They are behind us. I’m very happy. “
“Therefore, our fight is taking place in many ways, but one of them is not considered a fight. It’s our challenge.”
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