Pink Bull has confirmed that it’s actively making an attempt to resolve what it has labelled as a “complicated” problem on the RB22 of Max Verstappen in 2026, as the specter of a winless season looms ever nearer.
Though Verstappen and Pink Bull have gained momentum in latest races scoring his second consecutive podium on the Method 1 Spanish Grand Prix, he and the group are but to win a race in 2026, the prospect of a championship now lengthy gone.
Ought to Verstappen fail to win a race earlier than the top of the yr, will probably be his first winless season within the sport since he drove for Torro Rosso in 2015.
The four-time world champion has been a vocal critic of the 2026 technical rules, the scenario not helped by the RB22’s slim setup working window.
The rear axle has confirmed to be a specific bug-bear for the Dutchman, in addition to feeling his automotive disintegrate throughout Hungary.
Group Principal and CEO Laurent Mekies has additionally alluded to a extra elementary problem with the RB22, however was coy on the character of the issue.
“We’re not going to elucidate what it’s and the way we’re going to repair it,” he mentioned to media, together with Motorsport Week of Verstappen’s issues.
“However Max is correct. There is a component of automotive efficiency degradation that’s occurring via a session, via a race.
“He’s proper in saying it isn’t a brand new problem. We’re not sleeping on it. We’ve got been making an attempt to deal with that in several methods.
“Clearly, I contemplate it a fancy problem, in any other case, we might have gotten to the underside of it.”
Pink Bull making “progress in our understanding of downside”
Mekies confirmed that the group is making gradual progress on the thriller problem, however managed expectations of a fast repair regardless of hinting a step ahead in Madrid.
“Everybody could be very constructive about it, making an attempt to make small steps at a time to have the ability to unravel it, lastly,” he mentioned.
“We had a few optimistic steps in that regard [in Madrid]. It’ll by no means be the total image, however we actually have, via ache, made progress in our understanding.
“We don’t have all of the options but within the automotive, however I belief that we’re on the correct manner. It won’t be quick. It’s one thing that in all probability will take us via subsequent yr.
“I’m not likely going to offer any extra particulars. As I say, it’s some side of the automotive’s efficiency that typically doesn’t keep on the optimum stage.
“It’s critical lap time. There isn’t a doubt that we now have everybody making an attempt to enhance that for the longer term.”
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