“Any chink in the armour for Red Bull?” - Damon Hill gives Ferrari fans hope for Saudi Arabia
Red Bull started F1 2023 with a dominant 1-2 finish in Bahrain as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen won ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.
Aston Martin’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso was their closest challenger, finishing over 38 seconds off th🌠e lead.
Red Bull’s advantage in race trim was frightening, with Verstappen pulling away from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc in the fir𒉰st portion of the♋ race at a rate close to one-second per lap.
However, with🌊 the track characteristics at Jeddah completely different to Bahrain, Hill predicts Ferrari to fare better.
“It’s going to be different [to Bahrain]," Hill told the F1 Nation podcast♓. “We’re going to realise Ferrari have got pace, they have got the ability to race and they’ll be all over the back of the Red Bulls with the DRS zones and everyth💜ing. It’s going to be great.
“It is going to give a pointer as to whether there’s any c🌺hink in the armour for Red Bull, whether it actually is track specific; the performanc🧸e of maybe Ferrari will be much more competitive and a circuit with less tyre [degradation], certainly in race conditions, and also their horsepower as well.”
The 🎶big talking point from B💖ahrain was Aston Martin’s notable improvement.
Just 12 months ago, Aston Martin found themselves boꦇttom🍰 of the F1 constructors’ championship, now they’re second ahead of Mercedes and Ferrari.
Hill be✱lieves Jeddah will give a clear indication as to whether Aston Martin are genuine contenders fo𝕴r the podium this year.
“Aston Martin have now kind of created an expectation that they’re go𒀰🐈ing to be brilliant at every event," Hill added. "So they are going to find out that you’ve got to keep it up if you’re going to do well.”
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