Red Bull F1 representative "2022 major update is over"[F1-Gate .com]

Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing’s F1 team representative, said the RB18 will not have a major update for the rest of the 2022 season and that some minors will be a “modest evolution” with the update.

Red Bull Racing, which is expanding the lead of both championships, faced some problems this year. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have already retired a total of four times, and the RB18 has not only reliability but also weight issues.

The RB18 in the early part of the 2022 season exceeded the minimum weight by “double digits”, but it could still be a few kilograms lighter.

In terms of reliability, it was hit again at the Canadian Brand Prix last weekend. Red Bull Racing is busy preparing for the F1 British Grand Prix to find out what caused Sergio Perez to retire.

“The Sergio Perez gearbox has stopped working,” Christian Horner told Racing News 365.

“The Czech engine looks fine, but it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact cause until we look closely.”

Christian Horner emphasizes that reliability is a headache.

“Reliability is always a concern, so we need to understand what was happening on the Czech car. Then we need to learn and take appropriate measures. For no apparent reason, one of the cars It’s always a concern if it goes down. I’m worried about the fate of other cars in the rest of the race. “

However, Max Verstappen’s car survived and won the F1 Canadian Grand Prix. As a result, Verstappen is now building a healthy lead in the championship.

Christian Horner was asked if Max Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez had a major update, for example, if it could make the RB18 a few kilograms lighter.

But Christian Horner explains that it’s now quite difficult to launch a large update package.

“We have no plans for big ones. They will be a modest evolution of today’s cars. Budget limits require us to do that with plenty of time,” explains Christian Horner.

“Now, when old parts reach the end of their life, new parts will be introduced. Therefore, the form of development is very different from what we saw in F1 in recent years.”