Despite Max Verstappen trailing Charles Leclerc by 63 points in the remaining 10 races, Red Bull Racing remains on the accelerator for upgrading its 2022 Formula 1 machine, the RB18.
Scuderia Ferrari has been ridiculed as ‘comedy’ for losing points due to driver and team mistakes despite clearly having the fastest car.
“They put everything they could into the 2022 car,” said Match TV’s Russian F1 commentator Alexei Popov.
“And they succeeded. But they weren’t ready to fight for the title.”
“Ferrari managed to mess everything up: engine, tactics, driver error.”
“So I don’t know how they can fight for the title. And it’s not so scary to be criticized, but it’s scary for them to be laughed at.”
“I couldn’t have imagined this in the days of Jean Todt and Ross Brawn.”
Former Mercedes F1 boss Norbert Haug says Charles Leclerc’s unreasonable error while leading at Paul Ricard ‘went a punch in the stomach’ for his F1 world champion hopes It is the same as being a thing.
“Even if Leclerc wins 10 more, he may not win the title. This shows how difficult it is for Leclerc right now,” Norbert Haug told Sport1.
“It’s very difficult to beat Verstappen on your own in 10 races.”
“Thankfully Mattia Binotto is calm and calm. It’s really amazing how he keeps his cool. I think that’s a very positive quality.”
But Red Bull Racing is certainly vigilant to see if it’s good enough for Charles Leclerc’s counterattack.
“Budapest is a better track for Ferrari. Only after the summer break will we have a race that suits us,” said Helmut Marko.
Therefore, Red Bull Racing F1 team principal Christian Horner says the development of the RB18 is still pushing forward for now.
“We have plans to offer the most efficient development possible in line with budget caps,” said Christian Horner.
“At the moment, we have no plans to deviate from that.”
Helmut Marko confirmed next: “Updates will be less serious, but there will be updates until the second half of the season.”
“We’re building a big lead, but if you look at the performance of the two cars, it’s probably bigger.”
Helmut Marko also expects Max Verstappen to have to serve a grid penalty later in the season for installing an unscheduled new engine.
“We have to choose tracks that are easy to overtake,” said Helmut Marko.
“There’s still a lot that can happen. I think we need to win 10-12 races to have a realistic chance at the championship.”
