Mercedes and Ferrari said they knew it would be difficult to catch up with Red Bull with their unpredictable cars during F1 testing in Bahrain.
F1 teams showed the courage to challenge Red Bull at the beginning of the year, but deep down they already knew it would not be an easy task, and perhaps an impossible one. Even though we understand our situation, we often remain optimistic.
This means it is unlikely that both Mercedes and Ferrari will realistically challenge Red Bull during F1 testing in Bahrain in 2023, especially with unpredictable cars at their disposal. This is what happened when I admitted that I already knew something.
“This is the test in Bahrain,” said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. “No, from Mercedes’ point of view, I think we were able to finish the 2022 season in a really good way and we fixed it and stuck to the concept of the car and in 2023 we started off with a better starting block. I believed I could get out.”
“And when we tested it, we found that it didn’t happen. The drivers said the car’s behavior pattern was basically the same, it was unpredictable, it didn’t tail, and it didn’t go the way we wanted it to. He said it was clear that there would be no progress.”
Ferrari colleague Frédéric Vasseur added: “I think it was pretty obvious on the morning of the first day of testing… But there’s still hope. We just want to develop the car, put pressure on it, and hope to achieve it.” You have one or two. There is a pole position to win one race, but I think Max ends up winning all but one, two, or three races at most.
“It’s been a tough season. The most important thing in our business is to understand more clearly what we’re doing and strive to improve so that we can get the results we expect. “I think so,” Vasseur concluded. Grand Prix, except when McLaren does it in a sprint event.
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