Pierre Wache: 'The long run was more or less there'

Published on 31 October 2026 by Johan Peeters

Pierre Waché, Technical Director of Oracle Red Bull Racing, reflects on Friday’s free practice sessions for the Mexican Grand Prix: “Ayumu did a very good job in FP1, where we got plenty of testing done. On top of that, he showed impressive pace for a young driver.”

“In FP2, the performance of Max’s car was clearly affected by some damage, which we will be able to fix for FP3, whereas Isack’s session was solid overall. Still, we have a lot of work to do. The long run was more or less there, but we have performance to find, as the drivers are not yet happy with the balance. We are confident we can improve that with the set-up for tomorrow."