Christian Horner has praised Max Verstappen's attitude during Red Bull's recent struggles, but he is confident the team can make a comeback in the final eight races. (More Motorsport News)
Verstappen saw his lead cut at the top of the drivers' championship to 62 points by McLaren's Lando Norris in Monza, with Charles Leclerc also closing the gap.
The Dutchman has now gone five Grand Prix's without a pole position, his worst streak since the sixth race of the 2021 season (five).
He has also failed to emerge victorious in his last six Grand Prix's, with the last time he stood on the top step being at Barcelona in June.
바카라What바카라s really impressed me with Max is how he바카라s really engaged in this process,바카라 said Horner.
바카라He바카라s not panicking, he바카라s working with the engineers, he바카라s explaining very clearly where the issues are, he바카라s putting the time and effort in.
바카라He was in early this morning, he was on Zoom calls last week, he바카라ll be on the simulator before the next race, and he바카라s really working hard at this.
"I think he바카라s shown great maturity as a world champion, the way he바카라s working with the engineering group.
바카라Nobody likes the situation we바카라re in at the moment, nobody바카라s happy with it and we바카라ve got to work really hard to turn it around.
"But the one thing this team has is strength and depth in talent, and we바카라ll come back.바카라
Red Bull's struggles have also seen their advantage at the top of the constructors' standings evaporate, and are now only eight points clear of McLaren, with Ferrari 39 points off the pace.
But a return to action next weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix offers the team a chance to bridge the gap to those below them.
Only one driver has achieved more than one victory on the streets of Baku, with that man being Verstappen's team-mate, Sergio Perez, who won in 2021 and 2023.
The Mexican has scored the most points on the circuit (100), with only a Lewis Hamilton victory and fastest lap being enough to overtake the Red Bull driver (75).
But Perez has now gone 10 consecutive Grands Prix without finishing in the top five of the standings, the same number of times as in his previous 41 races in Formula 1.
However, Horner is optimistic that solutions can be put in place prior to the upcoming double header of Azerbaijan and Singapore.
바카라The most important thing is understanding the issue, and I think there are certain fixes that potentially can be introduced, perhaps not the resolve the whole issue but address some of it,바카라 Horner said.
바카라I think we have a two-week period before Baku and Singapore and then we have another mini-break where we can work in-between Singapore and Austin, so this time now is crucial.바카라
