Red Bull boss pinpoints major ‘feedback’ from Max Verstappen ‘masterclass’

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has pinpointed the major
learning the outfit has discovered following Max Verstappen's
"masterclass" in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  The four-time F1
champion secured pole position by four-tenths of a second in
challenging conditions, before converting it into an easy victory
at the Baku City Circuit.  It marked back-to-back wins for the
first time in 15 months for Verstappen, who is now only 69 points
adrift of Oscar Piastri after the Australian crashed on the opening
lap.  Verstappen's comfortable win further highlighted the
significant progress Red Bull has made with the RB21 since
introducing a new floor for the Italian GP earlier this month.  The
Milton Keynes-based squad appears to have eaten into McLaren's pace
advantage, increasing Red Bull's confidence after performing
strongly at two different circuits. "What to say?" began Mekies to
Sky Sports F1 . "As you say, such a masterclass in qualifying
yesterday, a huge gap in super difficult conditions with the wind
blowing at 60kph. "And today, it was difficult to estimate what the
race pace would be. Nobody really did long-run work on Friday. He
[Max] just pulled away lap after lap.  "So, we knew after Monza,
Monza is so specific, it was not clear how much of the progress we
could bring on a track like here. "So, it's good feedback for
everyone who has been pushing so hard at Milton Keynes to get the
car faster.  "We know Baku is also very specific with only
slow-speed corners. But certainly, it's two tracks in a row where
at least we had the pace to fight."