Mercedes didnât have an ideal start this season. The eight-time world champion constructors are not even near the teams at the front and even struggling to stay in the midfield. Red Bull advisor shares that their German rivals are no longer can make a miraculous comeback like in past seasons.
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The Silver Arrows have been struggling with the car since the pre-season. They came up with questionable upgrades like âno sidepodsâ and aerodynamic side mirrors. However, these upgrades didnât help the German constructor much.
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Formula One F1 â Bahrain Grand Prix â Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain â March 20, 2022 Mercedesâ Lewis Hamilton and Haasâ Kevin Magnussen in action during the race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Despite their pre-season troubles, fans expected them to bounce back with an improved car in the Bahrain race. However, that didnât happen and the poor performance still haunted them, even in the Jeddah race.
The new rules and regulations, along with the new budget cap, hit the German giants hard. Like in the past seasons, they canât spend huge resources to improve their performance. Helmut Marko stated, âThe Mercedes teams are no longer used to the fact that they can no longer turn a button in terms of the engine and can immediately stage a party time.â
Christian Horner still expects a Mercedes comeback
It seems the Red Bull team principal is not on the same page as team advisor Helmut Marko. The Red Bull advisor claimed a comeback for Mercedes would be hard this season. Meanwhile, Christian Horner, the man whoâs facing Mercedes over the past few seasons, still believes that the German F1 team is capable of a comeback.
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Formula One F1 â Bahrain Grand Prix â Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain â March 19, 2022 Mercedesâ George Russell during qualifying REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
The Red Bull team principal said, âI donât feel anything about Mercedes being left behind. We are focused only on ourselves and we are in a very intense fight with Ferrari. I have no doubt that Mercedes will be involved in this fight at some point.â
Werk it, W13 đ Sparkling under the studio lights â¨
Further, Lewis Hamilton got a podium in the Bahrain race because the Red Bull retired from that race. In Jeddah, P10 was the best that the seven-time world champion could get. Meanwhile, George Russell finished P4 and P5 in the first two races.
Weâre not going to stop pushing. đ
The Mercedes duo stated experiencing significant porpoising in the W13. Therefore, the Brackley base is working on upgrades to resolve the porpoising issue, but it is affecting the development in other departments.
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Hamilton and Russell will again get behind the wheels of W13 for the Australian GP next week. It would be fascinating to see how the Silver Arrows perform next week.