Pierre Wache after Friday in Austria: 'There is a lot to learn'

Published on 26 June 2026 by Julien Lemmen

Pierre Waché, Technical Director of Oracle Red Bull Racing, reflects after Friday's practice sessions for the Austrian Grand Prix: "We had an issue in the garage on both cars and FP1 was quite difficult, which can sometimes happen when you change so much of the car. We were trying to understand the car and the new package and we modified a few things on the set up in FP2: some were in the right direction and some were not. We obviously have some work to do, which is the case when you change a few things on the car. There is a lot to learn but we hope we have a good path to Qualifying."

"It is difficult to say if the full package on the car is delivering what we expected. You only know your own performance and not what the car is doing in relation to the others, so we are quite happy with what we are doing. It is hard to say where we will end up on Sunday. The long runs were quite promising compared to what we did in Barcelona and clearly, in the short runs, we will need to improve. We are focusing on that and hopefully will see a positive outcome tomorrow."