Red Bull Boss Admits Max Verstappen Is ‘Beating the Sim’ After Brazil GP Comeback

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Red Bull Racing team principal Laurent Mekies praised Max Verstappen's performance at the 2026 F1 São Paulo Grand Prix, where he climbed from 21st on the grid to second place, saying it far exceeded the team's simulation predictions.

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Laurent Mekies stated that Max Verstappen regularly surpasses the simulator's predictions, after Red Bull's driver recovers from 21st to 2nd in the São Paulo Grand Prix. The team leader highlighted the performance under variable conditions, after an unexpected problem in the engine unit forced the Dutch to comply with a penalty [...] The post F1: Max Verstappen surpassed predictions of the first simulator appeared on AutoSport.