Pierre Wache: 'A lot of work to do'

Published on 04 September 2026 by Coen Versteeg

Pierre Wache, Technical Director of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said after the friday in Monza: "We started this morning with Ayumu in for Max and, once again, he did a great job. He had a lot to get through, with plenty of data to collect from aero testing, and then he tried to provide some direction in terms of set-up for Max. He did a good job with that and we know we can rely on him."

He continues: "With Max back in the car this afternoon, we continued the aero tests, just to verify a few things, and I think that went in the right direction. We then had a few issues with the balance on Max’s car, a little bit like in Zandvoort, so we need to try to understand why that is. We have evaluated a few things, so we now have some choices to make and fix the issues for tomorrow through the set-up and car components. For Liam, it was another productive day and it was good for him to get more time in the car than he had in practice in Zandvoort. It really helps to have that continuity across sessions and he did a very good job again today. We have a lot of work to do tonight to try to close the gap to the top before Qualifying. It’s normally a little tricky for us on one lap and we are better on long runs. So, let’s see tomorrow."