Few worries at Red Bull: 'Are happy with the progress'

Red Bull Racing allowed Sergio Perez to enter the car on Thursday in Barcelona to test the new car. Despite some problems with the car, the Austrian racing team was very satisfied with the data it collected.

The Mexican experienced a tough first year at Red Bull in 2021, but is keen to do better next season. Perez drove a whopping 78 laps for his team on Thursday, allowing him to play an important role in the improvements around the car. Guillaume Rocquelin, Red Bull's head of Race Engineering, was therefore upbeat about him.

"Checo got up to speed pretty quickly this morning and his feedback is pretty much the same as Max’s, which means we know where we are going and everything is fairly settled," Rocquelin stressed in a press release. "Every time the car comes back to the garage we’re making changes and fine-tuning the direction so, all in all, I’m happy."

Red Bull not worried about problem

Not everything was with the Austrians, however. "We had a small issue today, which meant we lost around half a day’s running but we aren’t particularly worried about the problem itself, it is just a pain that we lost that time. However, it shouldn’t affect things in the long-term, as we have a solid platform and we’re happy with the progress we’re making."