Max Verstappen on Red Bull's outdated wind tunnel (Getty Images)
Max Verstappen has acknowledged that Red Bull Racing currently has an outdated wind tunnel which might have affected its performance this season. Earlier, team advisor Dr Helmut Marko had mentioned that their wind tunnel was "post-war."
Red Bull's sub-par performances have been the big surprise this season apart from McLaren's positive development. The team dominated the grid in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, winning both championships. Although this season started strong as well, RBR has not won a race since the Spanish GP.
Dr Helmut Marko earlier revealed that Red Bull has an old and outdated wind tunnel which might be the reason for its disappointing upgrades.
"A more modern wind tunnel would help," Marko said. "Our wind tunnel is a post-war model built by the British Army."
