Why Checo Struggles in the Red Bull
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Are Red Bull making a car just for Max? Are McLaren making a car JUST for Lando? There’s always speculation that teams are developing cars that suit one driver over another. But are they?
We did some digging to find out.
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Firstly, there is nothing in the rules that stops teams from developing their car towards one driver so if Red Bull are doing this, we can’t get upset at them for it.
But, is this the best way of going about building a fast car?
To answer this, we must understand how both Red Bull drivers like their car set up because they have two very different driving styles.
For Max, he’s famous for wanting a car that’s very pointy with lots of front-end grip. When I say pointy, I mean that the grip is biased towards the front - as opposed to the rear.
You can do this in a number of ways, with mechanical grip, weight distribution or aerodynamics. But we will get to that.
More grip on the front means that the front axle has great turn in - but less grip at the rear can make it unstable. This is good for Max, as he likes the responsive turn-in.
But the downside of this is a more oversteery balance, and less stability on entry to the corner.
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