Martin Brundle, a former Formula 1 driver and now a popular commentator on British TV channel Sky Sports, is unwilling to agree with predictions that the Aston Martin team has built such a fast car this year that Fernando Alonso can seriously compete with at least Mercedes drivers, otherwise they will generally argue for victory.
The test results in Bahrain really confirmed Aston Martin’s progress, especially the pace Alonso showed in long series of circles was impressive – it was about the level of Ferrari.
But Brundle is more cautious about the potential of the Silverstone team.
‘I don’t think you should expect too much from her. It would be too radical a change in the balance of power,” he said. – At the end of last year Mercedes had a very efficient car – don’t forget George Russell won the race in Brazil. This team is very strong and they can have a very fast car, all this should not be underestimated.
While we’re just focusing on the results of testing in Bahrain and there it really looked like Red Bull Racing were leading, Ferrari was pretty gleeful about it and Mercedes was a bit baffled and couldn’t understand what positions they were in found . They had some difficulties, but they don’t lose much. In general, the picture is about the same as last year. They still have to work to catch up with Red Bull’s pace.
Red Bull Racing makes a good impression. Yes, this team is penalized and their ability to improve aerodynamically is somewhat limited, but as their car is fast and efficient it only needs a little improvement during the year, and this is enough to keep them in perfect condition .
The fine is unlikely to affect them that much. Now Red Bull is taking the very first pit lane because they are champions, the team has a great attitude and a very reliable car. At the same time, Max Verstappen is becoming more and more experienced, he works more and more calmly and he is a very talented racer. Add to that the ability of Adrian Newey and the entire Red Bull Racing team – it will be difficult to overcome them.
But speaking of Aston Martin then Alonso will be able to squeeze even more speed out of this car than he is capable of, and I will only be happy if I manage to compete with the leaders on some circuits. compete. All savvy experts agree that the AMR23 is capable of high speeds on long laps and that is what matters in the end.”
Source: F1 News
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