Max Verstappen believes a more stable set-up with Red Bull's tricky RB21 F1 car could continue to yield major benefits for Yuki Tsunoda.
Since being promoted from Racing Bulls ahead of the third race of the season, Tsunoda has struggled at the team. Before the last race in Baku, he had scored just nine points, which included a seven-race drought.
Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Red Bull introduced a new floor onto its car, propelling Verstappen to victory from pole position around the low-downforce Monza circuit. Tsunoda, however, was kept waiting for that component.
A fortnight later in Baku, with the floor on Tsunoda's car, the Japanese driver scored his best result of the season, starting and finishing sixth to jump two places in the drivers' standings.
It was a venue where Verstappen threw himself back into the title races with another win from pole, albeit he remains 69 points adrift of championship leader Oscar Piastri, with 199 points still available.
Verstappen, though, feels the recent upgrades on the car should continue to help not only himself, but also Tsunoda, whose seat for next year has still not been confirmed.
Asked what made the RB21 so tricky to drive, speaking to the media, including RacingNews365, Verstappen said: "It is difficult to say.
"Throughout the season, we have been going a bit left and right with the setup, and I feel like now we are starting to be more stable with the behaviour of the car.
"I hope that will help both drivers because it is not always easy to jump in the car when it is unpredictable or not doing what you want.
"Then, with the field being so close, one or two-tenths, you can be through to Q2 or out in Q1. It is a very, very competitive field at the moment.
"So now, at the coming races, hopefully with the car being in a more stable window, it will help both drivers."
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