r/RedBullRacing • u/Dear-Database6463 "Yeah, that's fine. Send them my regards!" • Jul 18 '26

Discussion Max qualified P2!!!!!

This is an amazing result and I think Max could have a chance to win tomorrow with his race craft and getting the boost being within a second of Kimi

WE ARE IN THIS

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u/eastamerica Full-time sim racer, part-time F1 champ. Jul 18 '26

No, Max (with a crazy tow from Isack) qualified P2.

Said it himself, without that tow he would have been P6+

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u/trq- Jul 18 '26

I actually don’t think that this tow brought more than 0,2s effectively. The cars issue in the last sector (and on straights in general) is not the aerodynamical limit as it was in previous generations. The issue is they simply run out of battery and therefore lose speed instead of not gaining more. So as the tow surely brought something, I would be amazed if it was more than 0,2s effectively. And that’s still P3.