The year’s Brazilian Grand Prix weekend started with quite an impact. Many underestimated the challenges of the Sao Paulo track and were seen struggling as they faced the repercussions of poor decisions made. One such team was the champions of the season, Red Bull!

This weekend in Sao Paulo, things haven’t been smooth sailing for many. With the weather posing challenges, most teams struggled with making the right tire choices in qualifying. For the sprint, however, Mercedes managed to navigate the difficulties in their stride and emerged successful compared to the other big guns in the game.

Alongside Ferrari, Red Bull seemed to have struggled with their tire preferences. F1 journalist Mark Hughes shared his thoughts on the matter. He explained to The Race that the team went through ‘tire degradation’ sooner than they had anticipated on Saturday. Max Verstappen as well as Sergio Perez faced excessive tire wear.

He wrote about the race as he stated, “It seems that the falling track temperatures-which shifted the restriction from the car to the front axle – moved the Red Bull to that position where they struggled even more. Those track temperatures created an imbalance at Red Bull. As a result, they had more degradation in the front tires during the Sprint”

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Meanwhile, he also shed light on the noticeable difference Mercedes had made as they have upgraded their W13 recently

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The Silver Arrows, as a team, were struggling gravely with their W-13 since the start of the season. With extreme porpoising, the two Mercedes men, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton had been restricted in their will to speed.

However, with recent upgrades in the past two races, Hamilton and Russell have gotten their competitive streak back. They’ve gotten faster and are holding up tough competition.

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Hughes, in fact, highlighted the ability of the Silver Arrows to deal with their tire wear in a much better manner than the Austrian team. He said, “Mercedes has a good overview of tire wear. During the second free practice, the track was 50 degrees Celsius, but the Sprint was held on a track with asphalt temperatures of 27 degrees Celsius.”

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Not standing as high as Mexico, Brazil still stands at a great height from the sea level, affecting the weather conditions and elevating track difficulties. As the race approaches, fans wonder who would get the win.