Mercedes fire warning to Red Bull: ‘There’s no reason why it won’t happen this season’

Mercedes technical director James Allison has fired a warning to Red Bull stating that he sees “no reason” why his team won’t be challenging for race victories by the end of F1 2023.
Max Verstappen (NLD), Red Bull Racing and George Russell (GBR), Mercedes AMG F1 Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4,
Max Verstappen (NLD), Red Bull Racing and George Russell (GBR), Mercedes AMG F1 Formula 1…

It’s been contrasting fortunes for the two teams tha🎐t went head-to-head for🌌 the 2021 title.

Since the introduction of F1’s new aero regulations, R🌌ed Bull have won all but five races, while Mercede♔s have just one victory to their name.

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Red Bull are on course to win their third straight drivers’ title with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who has a 69-point lead over 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.

Mercedes are still some way off them, although their recent upgrade pack💟age has seen them enjoy a mini-resurgence in form.

Speaking to German publication AMuS, Allison is confident Mercedes can challenge R🐷ed Bull🎃 in the very near future.

“I keep saying it internally: there’s no ♓reason why it won’t happen this season, as long as we’re able to keep improv💫ing our car,”

“The challenge is to do that and at the saꦍme time build up enough knowledge so that we can do it next season right from the start.”

Allison also explained how Mercedes have managed to turn their c✃ar around, particularly with regards to ri💖de control.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada, Race
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 9, Canadian Grand…

“Let me ꧟give you a brief insight into the development history of this car. Last year’s model was designed with the naïve assumption 🌱that we could drive it as low as possible, then we found out that wasn’t possible,” Allison explained.

“When we had to go𒅌 higher, we were a good bit outside the range where the aerodynamics work optimally.

“On certain tracks with flat surfaces, we we🌺re able to drive it closer to the conditions the car was designed for.

“As the season went on, we learned ho👍w to get a bit more out of the car by going higher. That’s why we were a bit better off at the end of 2022.

“This ye♉ar we have a little bit better handle on how low we can go before we get into trouble. We’re not perfect there yet, but we’re getting closer to perfection.”

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