Red Bull look more competitive following floor upgrade, writes Lewis Larkam in Baku.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix and enjoyed a positive first day of running, leaving the team confident they are"heading in the right direction".
"The scale of the update kind of determines the phase lag in there, so if we've managed to do it for this race, it's not the biggest one we'll ever undertake in terms of geometry change. “I think the negativity of that weekend exposed some key areas of the car that we've been grappling with for some time. And I think it's given a clear direction.
“It's one thing understanding the issue, it's another thing addressing it and getting the parts on the car that enable that to happen.”Expanding on the development issues which have hurt Red Bull’s RB20, Horner said: “I think that there's several aspects. After seeing his title advantage shrink at Monza and Red Bull’s lead over McLaren in the constructors’ cut to a precarious eight points, Verstappen had urged Red Bull to make big changes to their car in order to have any hope of winning both championships.
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