(Motorsport-Total.com) – At the sprint to the British Grand Prix, Isack Hadjar already had major problems at the start. Ultimately, the Red Bull driver dropped from eighth to 13th place and was unable to fight his way into the top 8. Instead, Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson was able to snatch the last point in the sprint.
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When asked about the starting problems at Red Bull, Hadjar responded after the session to Viaplay: “This time it was simply spinning wheels. I released the clutch and waited for the grip. That was not ideal, but after that I was able to get back into a good or at least normal position.”
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Later, Hadjar explains his frustration a little more precisely: “We just can’t start,” he said. “I just don’t understand it. It makes no sense to participate in a race if you know you will lose four places right away. I even lost more positions. It is really always shocking.”
Hadjar cannot say exactly where the problem lies. While he claims to have had 24 good starts in 24 Grand Prix races last season, this year’s procedure with the new rules at Red Bull is not understood.
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“But the thing is,” said Hadjar, “that VCARB does a much better job than we do. That is a bit strange.”
The Red Bull driver was also not too impressed with the performance of the RB22: “You can clearly see that we are too slow. Too slow in the corners, too slow in the high-speed corners, and we have higher tire wear than the others.”
The performance of the Red Bulls is no big surprise. Already after qualifying for the sprint, Max Verstappen showed some skepticism. Although the four-time world champion qualified in third place, the team leader was more than three tenths of a second behind Lewis Hamilton’s best time.
At least the sprint in Silverstone went a little better for Verstappen than for his frustrated teammate. The 71-time Grand Prix winner finished in sixth place. At times, the Red Bull driver was even able to fight for a podium, but the 28-year-old gradually fell back into the midfield.
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