Guenther Steiner shares what Red Bull did at Monza that showed their ‘arrogance’

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Red Bull Racing have some serious issues to solve with the RB20 and only a few weeks left to fix them before one if not both championships slip away from them.

Max Verstappen still has a two-win buffer over Lando Norris in the Drivers’ Championship but it would be a real surprise if McLaren hadn’t leapfrogged them in the team standings after Baku.

After dominating the field at the beginning of the season, Red Bull looked set to win both titles once again with Sergio Perez backing up Verstappen during the first few Grand Prix.

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However, Miami was the turning point and ever since team principal Christian Horner has watched on as McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari have not only closed the gap but overtaken them at certain races.

Baku and Singapore aren’t circuits that have historically suited Red Bull although they’ve delivered strong results in Azerbaijan recently due to the advantage their cars had.

That’s very unlikely to be the case on Sunday and even though Perez is typically strong at street circuits, he’s going to have his work cut out.

Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has explained where he thinks Red Bull went wrong at Monza.

Horner is 100% certain he knows where Red Bull are going wrong but Helmut Marko doesn’t think Red Bull will be competitive again until at least Austin which at that point they would be very lucky to still be leading the Constructors’ Championship.

Steiner believes that Red Bull not bringing a Monza-specific update to the previous race was a grave error.

Verstappen agreed that Red Bull should have had an Italian Grand Prix upgrade package as he continues to question some of the decision-making around him in the team.

Guenther Steiner accuses Red Bull of ‘arrogance’ at the Italian Grand Prix

Asked who disappointed him most at Monza, Steiner said: “We could say Red Bull for really under-delivering.

“You have to give it to them. They were in a position beginning of the year and they keep on going backwards, making bad decisions.

“No upgrade, no specific air kit for Monza. Yeah, it’s almost arrogance. So, let’s vote for Red Bull.

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“He’s [Verstappen] on his back foot so he makes mistakes.

“I mean, it’s normal when you’re under pressure, that’s what happens. They messed up a pit stop. They never mess up pit stops.”

Red Bull fending off interest from other teams in their key personnel

One of the most important factors for Red Bull during their 20 years on the grid is the stability behind the scenes even when their driver line-ups were constantly changing.

However, Adrian Newey has already announced his departure with Aston Martin expected to be his next destination, while Jonathan Wheatley will join Audi to become their team principal next year.

Horner played a key role in keeping Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase after interest from McLaren.

Aston Martin attempted to hire two Red Bull kingpins to follow Newey but they both turned down the chance to leave.

It should give Red Bull hope that they can continue to fight at the front of the grid even without some of their greatest minds.

However, they need to make sure things don’t slip too much otherwise their most valuable asset will start to consider the offers being made by Toto Wolff at Mercedes more and more.