Helmut Marko shares whether Red Bull have ‘big solution’ for recent RB20 difficulties

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Red Bull faces questions over whether it can recapture its dominant form after the summer break, having fallen behind rivals with the RB20.

They started the year in promising form when they achieved a one-two finish with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in three of the first four races, but since they have added upgrades to the car things have got worse for Red Bull.

Both McLaren and Mercedes have produced more effective upgrades for their cars on track, while Red Bull was accused of breaking the ‘golden rules’ of the current generation of cars with their new parts which have affected their stable aerodynamic platform.

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache outlined his theory of why the car had its problems, while the team advisor Helmut Marko explained whether there is a quick fix in place for the Dutch Grand Prix in his latest Speedweek column.

Helmut Marko explains whether Red Bull has a ‘big solution’ for Zandvoort

The current generation of cars is very sensitive to ride heights. Running the car too low can make it unstable in high-speed corners, while too high and it will induce a bouncing effect that impacts driver confidence.

Red Bull was starting to suffer from bouncing at the Belgian GP and while they plan to use their Hungary-spec higher downforce package at Zandvoort, Marko said the team is working hard to solve its problems.

“We have to solve our problems and find out where the mistake lies because we no longer have the balance in the car when you compare the current situation with the first three races,” said Marko.

“How fast this will work is difficult to estimate. I don’t think that the big solution will come in Zandvoort. We do intensive brainstorming and also have different ideas. But what we implement and how, I can’t say yet.”

Red Bull under pressure from McLaren

The points gap between Red Bull and McLaren is now down to 42 points, having seen that deficit reduced from 115 points in the first six races.

Karun Chandhok and Guenther Steiner made their predictions over who is going to come out on top, while it appears Red Bull is now fighting to keep its Constructors’ Championship hopes alive.

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Part of this was down to the underperforming Perez, who Marko and team principal Christian Horner have decided to keep on for the foreseeable.

But things could change for Perez if he fails to show any improvements after the summer break, with Liam Lawson potentially lined up for a seat after Marko confirmed they would reveal his future within the team in September.