Pierre Wache after Friday at Spa: 'We made a good start'

Published on 17 July 2026 by Julien Lemmen

Pierre Waché, Technical Director of Oracle Red Bull Racing, reflects on after Friday’s free practice sessions for the Belgian Grand Prix: “Overall, we made a good start today. Spa is quite a tricky circuit in terms of energy recovery and deployment. In FP1 and FP2 we were looking at multiple strategies to deal with that. It looks quite open at the moment. The balance is not perfect, and we saw some degradation on the long run, so we have some work to do tonight to prepare for Qualifying tomorrow. However, it’s a good starting point to improve upon.”

"Regarding the change of the rear wing, we identified a mechanical problem and we have a fix in place. So we will try to bring back the original wing soon. However, our first priority is to make sure that the car is completely safe for the drivers as we don't want to take any risks.”