Il domain that the Red Bull he demonstrated in this start of the season is now there for all to see. 3 poles e 3 victories in 3 races played, fruit of a work practically perfect of the men of Milton Keynes. They themselves had said they were very motivated for the new season, wanting to reconfirm, also in 2023, world champions, and they have largely succeeded. Even the standings are clear, especially the constructors' one: well 58 points of detachment from the first pursuer, l'Aston Martin.
Merciless Red Bull: new pieces arriving in Baku
At the moment, the team does not seem to have suffered the restrictions imposed by the FIA after Budget Cap case, with a reduction in the hours available in the wind tunnel which should have been, again according to the marshals, a great blow to the Austrian stable. Yet, the mechanics, as reported by Car engine and sport, they would already have gods ready new pieces to be exploited in Azerbaijan, Baku. This has all been confirmed by Helmut Marko, DS of the team, which however did not quantify the potential of the car with the updates. To do so, the journalist thought about it Andreas Haupt who, in his podcast, talked about a lead of about 2 tenths. Impressive numbers given the very few races still held.
If this number were effective, Red Bull could take full advantage of all the hours still available in the CFD simulator and in the tunnel to develop the car 2024 in order to be able to stand the comparison with the other teams also in the next season.
Mercedes suspects, Horner shuts up
Obviously, behind such a great supremacy, anyone would remain dumbfounded. Talking about this was George Russell who, on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix, had declared that the Milton Keynes team was most likely running at low speed. In fact, he had indicated at least seven tenths of a difference from the real potential. The team principal, Christian horner, however he denied everything at the end of the race referring to the difficult comeback by Sergio Perez, which concluded only in P5.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
