Formel 1 – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Großer Preis von Großbritannien 2023. George Russell F1 – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, 2023 British Grand Prix.george russell
Mercedes and Ferrari say they already knew at the time of the Bahrain F1 test that catching Red Bull with an unpredictable car would be a difficult task.
At the beginning of this year the F1 team put on a brave face to take on Red Bull, but deep down they already knew it would not be an easy task, perhaps an impossible task. It is very common to remain optimistic despite knowing your situation.
It came as both Mercedes and Ferrari admitted they already knew they were unlikely to realistically challenge Red Bull at the 2023 Bahrain F1 test, especially with the unpredictable cars they have at their disposal.
“This is a test in Bahrain,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said. “No, from Mercedes’ point of view, we were able to finish a very good season in 2022, so we think we can fix this and stick to the car concept and come out of the blocks better in 2023. I believed it.”
“And already in testing, we found that this does not happen. The drivers had basically the same behavior pattern with the car, there was no predictability, no rear-end collisions, and this is what we learned. It was clear that things weren’t going to go as planned.”
Ferrari counterpart Frédéric Vasseur added: “I think it was already clear on the morning of the first day of testing… but there’s still hope, we’re developing the car, pushing it and we’re hoping to get pole position”, win a race or two That said, I think Max will ultimately win all but one, two, or at most three races.
“It’s been a tough season. The most important thing in our business is to have a clearer picture of what we’re doing and strive to improve, and the results were as good as we expected. I think it’s going to become a big thing,” summed up Mr. Basseur. Apart from what McLaren does in sprint events, they do it in grand prix.
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