Jordan sees 'catastrophic' Red Bull situation that is "killing" Verstappen
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Former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan is struggling to understand Red Bull Racing's current situation. Jordan argues that it must be "terrible" for Max Verstappen and thinks Christian Horner needs to be firmer. He also suggests that some of the criticism towards Sergio Perez was unfair.
Jordan on 'catastrophic' Red Bull situation
Jordan thinks there needs to be a heart-to-heart with the technical team. "Let's say you're the team boss. What is the first thing you would do? You say okay enough of the crap, we need to see facts. All engineers come into the boardroom, and we will have a heart-to-heart about exactly where we are," Jordan said in a conversation with David Coulthard and Mark Webber in the Formula for Success podcast.
"What was the set-up we had at the beginning of the season? What was the setup when we were winning races by 15 seconds and were cruising? What has changed? Show me the upgrades because, sure as heaven, those upgrades have not worked. You are fooling yourself. You are trying to believe in a wind tunnel that is giving you miscalculations," Jordan continued.
He, therefore, believes Red Bull should go back to what they were doing before. "And make sure nothing gets changed until we can categorically guarantee that it is quicker. I'm sorry, but that's how I feel. It's now catastrophic. Christian Horner has a massive job on his hands because he needs to take out the big stick and start cracking it."
"We were all slagging off Perez, but maybe that's the speed of the car. What Max is doing is what Max is able to do. Without any doubt, he is the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment. Therefore to finish, fifth, fourth and sixth or whatever... Jesus, it must be killing him at the moment," Jordan said.
This article has been created in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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