Mekies: “Miami developments a sign of clear improvement. But we haven’t solved everything we wanted”

Red Bull, step forward in Miami Red Bull did not start the new era of Formula 1 in the best way, but in Miami it demonstrated that it has not lost the ability to develop the car. The upgrade package brought to Florida allowed Max Verstappen to be competitive and take the front row next to Kimi Antonelli. Without that spin in Turn 2, which also forced him to use an extreme strategy with hard tyres, Verstappen would have been in the running for the podium. Despite the atavistic problem of the second driver remaining (Isack Hadjar was clearly insufficient in Miami), the weekend in Florida gives Laurent Mekies a lot of confidence. Mekies’ words “There was a decisive step forward. In Suzuka we were 1″2 from pole, in China 1″ from pole. So, seeing ourselves six tenths from pole on Friday and less than two tenths from pole on Saturday was a clear sign of improvement. It’s the most positive thing about this start of the season”, this is the Frenchman’s comment. “Our pace wasn’t fast enough for the top two positions, but perhaps it was capable of putting us in the fight between P3, P4 and P5. Credit must go to Milton Keynes for such a major step forward,” he added. “But I don’t want to be misunderstood, we haven’t solved everything we wanted: there is even more that we want to get from our package, and then we are aware that the development race will continue, and that the competition will bring innovations in the next race“. The reference is naturally to Mercedes, which in Montreal will introduce that first great package that Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren have already exploited.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-14 01:15:19