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Verstappen compares the RB19 to the RB20: This is the biggest difference!
- Ludo van Denderen
Red Bull Racing took the gamble. Adrian Newey and his people believed that the continued development of the successful RB19 was not possible, upon which it was decided to go a different way for the 2024 car. It then always remains to be seen to what extent the RB20 will then be a successful design, let alone whether it will be from the very first Grand Prix.
When Max Verstappen compares the RB19 to the new RB20 in terms of feeling to drive, the Dutchman is very happy with it. "I think the feeling in the car is pretty similar, just a little bit better," the reigning world champion told reporters after the Bahrain race. "That is what we really wanted."
"Last year's car was already very good with some tiny improvements here and there. Especially a bit more low speed, the car just feels a bit better. But overall, when I jumped in it didn't feel like a completely different car to drive or whatever. So that was positive."
Verstappen also had some doubts beforehand
Fair is fair: Verstappen admits that there is always some form of uncertainty as to whether a concept will work. "[It is] always a little bit of a question mark. If you look at the car you're like, ’oh is this going to work?’. But clearly they have done their homework, they trust all the simulations and also the wind tunnel and it has shown the last few years that they have been very good at it."