Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché has stated the upgrades introduced at the Miami Grand Prix were “encouraging” as it looks to recover from a difficult start to the year.
The Milton Keynes-based squad entered the campaign hoping to retain its spot fighting at the front of the field, but instead suffered a slip in the pecking order.
It has been unable to contend for a podium finish at any round so far, with its best result being fifth place last time out in Miami, through Max Verstappen.
However, the team was notably more positive about its package after the weekend in Miami – a stance it has reiterated as it heads to Canada.
“Miami saw us take a clear step forward, with the upgrade package delivering encouraging gains in performance and helping address some key areas on the car,” Waché said.
“It highlighted some car weaknesses and room of improvement to extract the overall performance.”
As will be the case with other teams, Red Bull will not be standing still when it comes to new parts in Montreal.
“Canada will be another good test of the package alongside some minor updates this weekend,” Waché added.
“It has been a positive boost for the team to see the progress translating on track after a lot of hard work behind the scenes, and we expect car development to be made as we head into the European races.”
