“We’re concerned about it,” Christian Horner worrisome about Red Bull’s engine issues
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Red Bull’s poor start to the 2022 season, following the failure of both of their power units, has finally seen some redemption after a P1 and P4 finish at the Saudi Arabian GP. However, the team’s boss, Christian Horner, is still concerned about the engine issues.
As quoted by PlanetF1, Christian Horner said, “Of course, we’re concerned about it, but I think first we have to understand what it is. I think once all the strip-down has been done and we understand what the issue is then, hopefully, fixes can be put in place.” This does indicate that the issue identified after the Bahrain GP could be one of many for the team.
Red Bull’s engine manufacturing is still done by Honda in Japan. It can’t be a coincidence that 3 out of the 4 Honda-powered cars didn’t finish in Bahrain, and 1 didn’t even get to start in Saudi Arabia, which raised alarms across the Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri’s camp.
What caused the failure in the Red Bull cars?
The cars of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez dropped their performances massively during the season opener when they both reported issues with the car over the radio. However, the team immediately got on top of the issue, and its chief advisor, Helmut Marko, said, “Both Red Bull cars had the same problem with not getting enough fuel to the engine. Verstappen also suffered from a power steering issue that might have been caused by the jack during a pit stop.”
Later it was confirmed by the investigation that the issues were caused by a vacuum that was created in its fuel system. The team resolved it, but the concerns are still there, hinting the issue could be bigger than that or just temporarily fixed.
Whatever the issue might be, and even if the solution was temporary, the team resolved it quickly within a week, giving its drivers the winning cars. Max Verstappen could finally start his title defense, and the team thus appears to be ready for the Australian GP.
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