According to Damon Hill, if Red Bull Racing stops upgrading the RB18 car, Ferrari and Mercedes will at least overtake them in speed by the end of the season.
Six stages before the end of the season, this team is confidently leading both standings of the championship, and on the one hand, it’s unlikely anything seriously threatens it, on the other, Hill believes it could come to an end. its clear dominance.
“If they stop working on this car, I think by the time we reach the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari and Mercedes will catch up,” said the 1996 world champion, now a Sky Sports expert. – If you stop for just one second in Formula 1, you fail immediately. This quicksand will literally suck you in.
Even when you’re in the lead, you have to maintain the same pace as everyone else, and the pressure never stops.”
Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors’ Championship with 139 points, while Max Verstappen is just one step away from his second title and 116 points ahead of closest rival Charles Leclerc.
But the pace and nature of modernization is significantly influenced by the fact that Formula 1 teams have limited budgets, and everyone is almost on an equal footing in this regard. Of course, Red Bull’s rivals still face important sporting challenges, but Ferrari and Mercedes are well aware that they can only fight for victories in individual races, as the fate of the major championship trophies is almost a foregone conclusion.
Most likely, all the limits on the modernization of equipment from the top teams have already been exhausted, and in this situation it is much more reasonable to switch to the preparations for 2023, and in the remaining races just try to use the potential of the machines they now have. have as efficiently as possible.
Source: F1 News
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