Team boss Red Bull, Christian Horner, confirmed that in Spielberg performed with «Spec 2« version of Honda powertrains: "We have an update that we would normally have for a second engine, but we decided to use it at Spielberg from the start." The team has also prepared a new aerodynamic package for RB16, which would normally have been used in the first part of the season.
“We would definitely use the prepared improvements for the races in Zandvoort and Barcelona, then also for Montreal, and now we worked hard before and after the coronavirus crisis, even though we were in dire time, as the Milton Keynes plant only opened in in early June, " he adds Horner.
The British at the helm Austrian team praised the cooperation with Japanese powertrain suppliers: “Last season was exceptional, as we managed to win three times with Honda in the first season and of course we want to build on that. They are ambitious, just as we are ambitious ourselves and they worked hard, so we all have even higher expectations this year. "