Max Verstappen was quick to set the fastest time during the first test day, with a significant lead over the competition. Dr. Helmut Marko is already impressed by the official track debut of the Red Bull RB20.
“Very, very, very impressive,” said Helmut Marko about the first day of testing of the Red Bull RB20 with Max Verstappen at the wheel. “We drove 142 laps without any problems. The concept works. That is above all the most important. The car responds well and we are developing it. Yes, it looks good.”
“The changes we did and what we tried, the car responded well, it was more or less fine-tuning what needed to be done. We were all laughing a lot.”
The question is whether Red Bull spent a full day with a smile on their face today. After all, Red Bull had to deal with several, albeit smaller, problems today. Sergio Perez ended the second day of testing with the second fastest time, more than seven-tenths behind Carlos Sainz, who set the fastest time in the Ferrari SF-24.