Staff principal Laurent Mequise says Pink Bull’s resolution to proceed creating its present automobile to grasp its weaknesses will profit it in 2026 reasonably than harm its future probabilities.
The RB21 acquired additional updates on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, as Pink Bull continues to battle for second place within the constructors’ championship and Max Verstappen begins a late cost within the drivers’ standings. Groups have to contemplate value ceilings, and whereas many groups switched their focus fully to the 2026 automobile a while in the past, Mekies says persevering with to work on the present automobile will profit Pink Bull sooner or later.
“The rationale why we have continued to develop this automobile slightly bit greater than our rivals has nothing to do with ’26,” Mekies mentioned. “As I’ve commented a number of instances, when you flip the web page at a degree within the season whenever you’re very pissed off that this automobile hasn’t reached its full potential, you are going to go into 2026 with loads of query marks in your head and a few wishful pondering.
“So we selected to take a position slightly bit extra into this automobile. We tried to release issues that we felt weren’t working and we have been capable of get slightly little bit of efficiency out of it. This gave us much more confidence within the instruments, methodology and method for 2026. Sure, there’s a value by way of the period of time and power we have now left over to try this, however that is the rationale behind it. It has nothing to do with efficiency.”
“We’re doing this as a result of we expect it is a web profit for us to depart others alone. We’re validating our method, and if we thought it will be compromised in 2026 (which might assist), we would not do it. We all know there is a value to pay. We expect it is cheap and price it.”
Verstappen got here inside 36 factors of the championship lead on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, with a cushty victory over McLaren’s Lando Norris, and Mekies mentioned the title image would don’t have any influence on how Pink Bull proceed every race weekend.
“We’re not going to vary our method. We weren’t fascinated about the championship 5 races in the past. We weren’t fascinated about the championship earlier than Austin and we weren’t fascinated about the championship after Austin. What we’re is, yeah, we do not really feel (Mexico) is 100% good by way of automobile efficiency.”
“That is the main focus now…The main target might be on what I do once I get again right here and what I can study for Brazil.”
“Then the championship place is a outcome. For us, it would not make any distinction whether or not it is close to or far. We wish to go residence understanding that as a staff we all the time gave our all and bought completely all the pieces. And that all the pieces is in place sufficient to struggle for the win. That wasn’t the case[in Mexico]in order that’s the place the main focus might be.”
