Guenther Steiner has noted a problem that will keep 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes and Red Bull behind F1’s fastest cars in 2025.

Th𓆏e former Haas team principal has picked McLaren and Ferrari as t♐he front-runners for the new season.

The season-opening F1 Australian Grand Prix is♓ March 14-16, where each team can justify the hype that surrounds them or respond to the critics.

Steiner is convinced that Mercedes 𒊎and Red Bull will not keep pace with McLaren and Ferrari.

"I see t♏he four teams again close together – last year, at the end, it was very clo▨se together,” Steiner insisted.

“But my favourites are Ferrari and McLaren, because they were so strong [at the] end of last year and I think they figured out what the car needs🗹 to be fast.

“Not only downforce, it's also balance in the car, the handling, how they manage all that, s🌟o I think they will 😼be the favourites for me.”

Problem posed for Mercedes and Red Bull

ꦗSteiner identified the reason for his bold prediction.

“[McLaren and Ferrari] have the driver pairing; they both [have] experienced drivers in, while Mercedes and Red Bullꦕ have got a rookie each.

“I mean, Liam is not a real rookie, but he hasn't done a꧅ complete season.

“It just🐈 makes it difficult, because a rookie is a rookie – even if they [are] super good, he still needs t♚o learn a lot.

“So I feel the two strongest teams will be Ferrari and McLaren, and I would say maybe if I would need to pick between the two of them, McLaren, ℱbecause they did a good job last year. I think they were very good at the end of the season.”

Steiner was notoriously critical, when he was Haas team boss, of hi🍃s team’s rooki🧸e drivers.

Mick Schumacher notably came under scrutiny befo🌠re he was axed, and Steiner put together a driver line-up with far more experie꧂nced.

Perhaps it is no surp🦹rise, then, thꦍat he favours teams with experience behind the wheel.

Nobody has more experience 🗹than Lewis Hamilton, the Ferrari newcomer who joins Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri each won their first🍌 grands prix last year.

In contrast, Mercedes and Red Bull are placing their faith in yo🦹uth.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli steps into Hami꧅lton’s shoes at Mercedes. Red Bull chose to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson, who has driven 🐭11 grands prix already for their sister team.

Steiner predicted: “I think we will see different winners this year – I'💜m pretty sure about that.

“⛄[Will] we see any 🌱of the rookies winning? I think that's difficult, but not impossible.

“But🌼 there will be more than one winner this year – that will be similar [to]♏ last year.”