Verstappen Calls Red Bull's Hungarian GP Struggles "A Bit of a Mystery"
So, after a really tough weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has opened up about what’s going on with Red Bull—and honestly, it’s not sounding good. This was his worst qualifying result of the season, ending up in P8 for Sunday’s race, and he admits that Red Bull’s lack of pace is, in his own words, “a bit of a mystery.”
Now, it’s not unusual for Red Bull to look a bit off on Fridays and then come back stronger for qualifying and race day. But this time in Budapest? That turnaround just didn’t happen. Max said the team tried a lot of different setups—basically throwing everything they could at the car—but nothing worked. The balance was off, there was no grip either on the front or rear tires, and he just couldn’t get the car to do what he wanted.
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He’s not the only one who struggled. His teammate Yuki Tsunoda didn’t even make it out of Q1 and will start from 16th. And even though Yuki was just a tenth slower than Max in early qualifying, it was clear both drivers were wrestling with the same issue: a car that just wouldn’t stick to the track. Tsunoda admitted that their preparation in FP3 was far from ideal, and when the margins are this tight, that can make all the difference.
Red Bull’s technical team seems just as puzzled. Technical director Pierre Wache put it bluntly—“nothing is working.” And Helmut Marko, the team advisor, said they didn’t expect this level of struggle at all. Even as they made improvements throughout qualifying, the underlying problem still wasn’t resolved. Verstappen even hinted that something is fundamentally wrong with the car this weekend, which is a pretty big statement from someone usually so composed.
And to add to the frustration, Verstappen doesn’t see things improving anytime soon. When asked if he thinks he’ll win another race this season under normal conditions, he didn’t hesitate—“No, not the way things are going right now.” That’s a pretty bleak outlook, especially from a driver who just last year was dominating the grid.
So while fans might’ve been shocked by Charles Leclerc snatching pole for Ferrari, or surprised McLaren didn’t run away with it, Verstappen’s focused entirely on his own garage. According to him, whatever’s wrong with the RB21 isn’t just track-specific—it’s something deeper. And as of now, Red Bull doesn’t seem to have a clear answer.
It’s one of those rare moments where a top team like Red Bull seems genuinely lost, and Verstappen isn’t sugarcoating it: this weekend, nothing is working, and for now, they’re just going to have to figure it out the hard way.
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