Red Bull Racing is considered the favorite of the season, but the drivers do not aim to get ahead of events, although they have no doubt that the team is well prepared for the start of the championship.
MaxVerstappen: “I am happy with the start of the season and the resumption of racing. I’m looking forward to the coming weekend in Bahrain. We did a good job on the test days and learned a lot about our car. Of course, we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, and we also have to make sure that we have done everything right. Only then can we spend the first race weekend with confidence.
All teams have done a lot of test laps and I hope we don’t have too many surprises this week when it comes to how we handle the settings.”
Sergio Perez: “It’s finally time to race and I’m looking forward to the first round of the season. The tests went well, we did everything we could and the car left a very good impression. I am happy with it, and also in terms of reliability it seems to us that everything is fine.
It is always interesting to know how this first weekend will go, how qualifying will go and then the race, because many teams have really new cars. The rivals are strong, although it is difficult to assess the balance of power based on the test results.
The team has taken a new direction with the RB20 and I’m really looking forward to getting behind the wheel and testing the car in action to see how we stack up against the competition. I’m not making any long-term predictions, because right now I just want to feel comfortable behind the wheel, and I’m determined to do each race individually. I expect a very intense rivalry between the teams this year, which means it will be fun!”
Source: F1 News
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