(Motorsports news) This season, the Milton Keynes-based team, Red Bull has been in a class of its own, winning all but one grand prix en route to a drivers’ and constructors’ championship double. While competitors have pushed the squad hard at various times this season, the fact that no one has regularly produced a breakthrough to overcome it points to the team’s edge remaining intact for the time being.
And, after a Brazilian Grand Prix in which Max Verstappen once again dominated while Ferrari and Mercedes struggled, seven-time champion Hamilton delivered a pessimistic appraisal of his future prospects. When asked if Mercedes might make the necessary leap to challenge Red Bull soon, Hamilton responded, “I think, ultimately, all I can do is try to remain optimistic.”
“I think the Red Bull is a long way away.” I believe they will be quite evident for the next number of years.” Red Bull CEO Christian Horner, on the other hand, believes that his company’s car concept is a case of diminishing returns that will allow competitors to shut it down. Horner stated of the feedback he was receiving from wind tunnel statistics concerning the team’s 2024 challenger, “It’s always difficult to read too much into those things.” At this time of year, I believe that many world championships are won in wind tunnels.
“I believe we have a great car and a great foundation.” We must continue to evolve it, but the returns will reduce as you approach the top of the curve. “You can see how it will concertina.” It will get closer, which will undoubtedly stretch us more. However, the crew is really motivated. Nobody has gotten a break since we won the championship, as you can see. Everyone is still on board.”
Horner stated that Red Bull was far from complacent about its performance and that major defeats, such as the one it experienced in Brazil a year ago, served as huge motivators for it to dig deeper and grow better. “You have got to keep improving in all areas,” he went on to say. “I believe that leaving this race [in Brazil] last year hurt our performance because it wasn’t as strong as we would have liked.”
“We felt we didn’t get the setup just right.” So we took last year’s lessons and applied them successfully, focusing a car on the race. “In the end, we came away with a pole, the sprint win and the Grand Prix, with a third and the fourth for Checo Perez, so it’s been a very strong weekend.”
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