“Smash Us Out of the Park” – Red Bull & Mercedes F1 Bosses Agree on Their Common Fears

As of the 2021 season, Red Bull and Mercedes have been the more dominant constructors on the grid. However, the season also highlighted Ferrari’s immense growth from what it was in the previous season. Further, with the Maranello team working relentlessly on their 2022 car, Wolff and Horner discuss if it’s something to worry about.

Christian Horner believes his team is ready for the challenge. “When Ferrari turn up with the fastest car and smash us out of the park at the first race then you’ll have to say that it probably did but I think that we’ve all known that big regulation changes coming for 2022 and we’ve applied our resource accordingly.”

The new regulations have leveled the pecking order; however, the team principal knows that the efforts of Red Bull will reflect on next year’s car. However, as always, nothing is certain in the sport.

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“We will only see when we come back in a couple of months’ time, with completely new cars, they look different, they’re going to feel different, they’re going to drive differently, you know, who’s got it right, who’s got it wrong and then it all starts again.”

Toto Wolff comments on 2022 Ferrari threat to Mercedes

Although Ferrari presents the stronger threat to the leading teams, Wolff wouldn’t ignore the likes of McLaren and Aston Martin as well. With a fresh start given to the midfield teams as well, anything is possible in 2022. “It’s pretty much possible that teams who hadn’t competed for the World Championship this year, whether it’s Ferrari, McLaren or Aston Martin, or Alpine is capable of coming up with the intelligent concepts based on much more runs than everybody else and just doing it very right.”

This level pecking field will make the upcoming season much more interesting. “I think we need to expect much closer fighting for championships and races than we had before and that’s exciting.”

As the 2021 season comes to an exciting climax, the excitement of 2022 looms around the corner. With the new regulations promising closer racing and more on-track action, there’s a lot to look forward to in F1, including the team that will dominate its next era.

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