Overview

• Red Bull detected a lack of tyre temperature and inability to hit the optimal operating window from the first lap of FP1 at the Hungaroring, triggering persistent grip and degradation issues.
• Max Verstappen reported severe low-speed grip loss, qualifying eighth and finishing ninth to collect only two championship points.
• An attempted undercut at the first pit stop failed when Verstappen got stuck in traffic and continued to suffer rapid tyre wear.
• Helmut Marko acknowledged that Verstappen’s 97-point deficit to championship leader Oscar Piastri makes a 2025 title challenge impossible.
• Red Bull has shifted its development focus toward addressing the RB21’s tyre performance problems under the upcoming 2026 technical regulations.