Gary Anderson has seen one vital thing ‘disappear’ at Red Bull since Adrian Newey left

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Red Bull’s Austrian Grand Prix was one of the worst performances for the team in recent years, as Max Verstappen failed to qualify inside the top five and Yuki Tsunoda finished last.

Verstappen’s race lasted all but three corners before he was taken out by Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who lost control of his Mercedes under braking and swiped the Dutchman, causing them both to retire.

Things got worse for Red Bull when Tsunoda failed to break into the top 10 places in the opening laps, and would later receive a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Franco Colapinto.

F1 fans disagreed with Christian Horner, who claimed Tsunoda was not good enough in the race, despite the problems they faced with their car.

But F1 technical expert Gary Anderson believes Red Bull has now dug themselves into a hole it can’t get out of due to one simple reason, when speaking in a column for The Telegraph.

Red Bull struggling to fill ‘void’ left by Adrian Newey

Red Bull’s ace when they went through difficult periods was always Adrian Newey, but the legendary car designer left the team last year to join Aston Martin.

Anderson thinks Red Bull has struggled to recapture his technical genius within the team, and now nobody knows how to fix their car development.

“A lot of this likely stems from the departure of Adrian Newey and changes in the team to fill that void. That focus and vision of the car that suits Max has disappeared with Newey. Now the technical team are scrabbling around trying to find solutions to a problem that they do not really understand,” wrote Anderson.

“It has been obvious for a long time that Red Bull should have pursued a more driver-friendly car rather than chasing exactly what Verstappen wants. I’ve always said it is better to have two cars finishing fourth and fifth consistently rather than having inconsistency and the odd flash win.

“Adrian had the mental philosophy of Red Bull for years how he went about his job and the car he produced. He had that vision of what he was trying to achieve and the vision of the things you need to do if necessary to rectify the situation. I do not think anybody else has that vision to change it. They are in a deep hole.”

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Red Bull’s inner success circle going through rough period

Along with Newey’s departure at the end of last year, several other key members of the Red Bull team have also now moved on from the team.

Jonathan Wheatley is now making a difference at Sauber, where they out-scored Red Bull in Austria with both cars in the points, including Nico Hulkenberg, who gained nine places.

Rob Marshall has been instrumental in the success of McLaren in the last two years, having brought his knowledge to the team when it comes to car design.

The lack of a knowledge base from Newey is clearly affecting Red Bull when it comes to these ground-effect cars, which rely on a narrow setup window for performance.