Overview
- Jos Verstappen, who replied on X on Thursday, wrote that “Ralf talks a lot of bullshit” after Ralf Schumacher’s latest podcast critique of Red Bull.
- Schumacher said Red Bull lacks clear leadership since Helmut Marko left and argued the team’s external communication looks chaotic.
- He also called the current car a “catastrophe” that is hard to drive and said the sister team Racing Bulls has done a better job.
- Coverage points to staffing strain, with reports that race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren in 2028 and separate rumors linking strategist Hannah Schmitz with interest from Ferrari.
- Early results add pressure, as Max Verstappen sits ninth and Red Bull sixth after three races, with two early events canceled because of the Iran war limiting the sample so far.