In F1, few things happen by chance. Last year, red bull won 21 of 22 races contested and Verstappen he took 19 of them. He has the best car and is very tall. But in 2024, everything changed. In the last three races, Red Bull lost two and Max had to climb the walls and do a magical qualifying lap in Imola to win by suffering on Sunday. But the hardest thing is still: Verstappen He made mistakes in two of the last three races, something unusual for the three-time F1 world champion. McLaren and Ferrari They are already there, especially the one in Movingwhich seems similar to the Milton Keynes group.
In the paddock, no one doubts. McLaren can fight with red bull on all types of tracks. He has done it in Miami, Imola and ended up on a route as special as Monaco. AND Ferrari It still seems a little far, but there are also many options to win races this year while waiting to optimize its latest package of improvements to compete Red Bull and McLaren on all types of tracks. What is clear is that there will be fights and emotions. Equality.
That’s what F1 fans have been asking for for the past two years. And the protagonists themselves confirmed it after the 2024 F1 Monaco GP.
Piastri, clear warning to Red Bull: “We can fight with Red Bull”
“Do you think you’re a candidate now? Can you win all the races if the cards are in your favor?” Oscar Piastri was asked at the press conference, the best McLaren in Monaco?
“I think”he clearly stated. “I think there have been three different circuits in the last three races and we’ve been competitive in all of them. Miami was probably one of our worst circuits before this year. Imola is always good for us, but we had a very strong weekend there, and it was… Let’s just say our car has never been the strongest in the slow corners, and this weekend we were very fast again . So I think we can have confidence wherever we go,” argument.
“I feel like we don’t have to rely on high-speed circuits like last year to get our results, which is very exciting going forward. And, yes, I think the order is tighter than ever, especially this weekend. When we started the qualifying session, we thought any of the four teams could be on pole, something we haven’t said in a long time. “I think we can be in the match every weekend.”.
Sainz and Leclerc believe that everything is very tight
“Oh, is it 31? Oh, someone told me 23, so I was happy,” Leclerc said at a press conference when he recalled his absence from the F1 World Championship compared to Verstappen after his victory in Monaco.
“But 31 is fine. Anyway, right now I’m not thinking about the championship, and it’s too early in the season. I think the improvements we brought to Imola, we still have to see how well they work and where they will take us. And then it’s about maximizing every weekend, and then hopefully, little by little, we’ll get there.”, argued Charles, confident that the Italian team will be able to maximize the performance of its car to definitely put itself at the same level as Red Bull and McLaren on all types of tracks. By far, it was the best car on special tracks like Australia (Sainz won) and Monaco. And it could happen again in Canada.
However, perhaps McLaren and Red Bull have more to do with more common tracks, as Sainz said in a press conference, where he was asked to clarify the phrase he said on Thursday, when he made sure that “Red Bull is still favorite on ‘normal’ tracks”.
“I think with Ferrari we will have opportunities on this type of track. I think McLaren will have opportunities, but when I talk about a normal track, we can talk about in Barcelona. Canada, I think it’s pretty certain, but a Barcelona or any European track, which I consider ‘normal’ tracks, I still think Red Bull will be favourites, but I don’t think they will dominate like they used to. And I think that’s good news for the championship,” express Sainz in a strong way.
“And it is only worth within a tenth or two in the classification, because even though they are favorites, they cannot afford to make any mistakes. And that is where Ferrari and McLaren can take advantage, which is a position that is already in race. 1 of Bahrain, nobody was there to do it”, then the Spanish. Red Bull has been warned. They no longer have any margin for error.
Source: La Verdad
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