Max Verstappen has won ten of the last thirteen races and is confidently leading the drivers’ standings. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, Red Bull Racing’s technical solutions made it possible to gain such an advantage over rivals, reducing the weight of the RB18 car by about 20 kilograms during the season.
In addition to reducing weight, Red Bull Racing paid attention to increasing downforce, which reduced cornering slip and thus tire wear. Largely because of this, Max Verstappen gained an advantage over Charles Leclerc in Monza – at Ferrari, the Monegasque tires wore out faster in the race and he didn’t really have the chance to cover the whole distance with one pit stop, like Verstappen.
In terms of weight loss of 20 kilograms since the start of the season, depending on the track, this gives a gain of six to seven tenths of a second per lap. Rivals believe that the RB18 is currently only two to five kilograms above the minimum weight of 798 kilograms.
In addition, Red Bull Racing is preparing to update the car for the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix. However, there will be fewer new products than expected a few weeks ago as the team has nearly exhausted the budget for car updates. In any case, this won’t be a problem, as you can count on victory on any type of track with the RB18.
Source: F1 News
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