The 2022 world championship will kick off, for the first time since 2014, with a car that will present the number 1 on its nose. This recognition, which has always been reserved exclusively for the world champion of the previous year, will be proudly displayed by Max Verstappen on its own Red Bullexactly as Sebastian Vettel did – with the same team – in 2013. From the following year onwards, due to the effect of the regulatory change on the assignment of numbers to the drivers on the track, the world champion can in fact renounce the number 1 in favor of the decided at the beginning of his career or by the introduction of the norm, as Lewis Hamilton chose to do despite his world championship claims.
Speaking of what was established by Verstappen, the Red Bull team principal, Christian Hornerthus expressed the value of the preference implemented by Mad Max: “Stick that number 1 on the car after all the sports suffering we went through last year – declared in an interview reported by the official website of Formula 1 – it is an achievement that we all do we deserved, and thrilled everyone on the team. Motivates us all and gives us confidence, which is a very important aspect in any sport. It should not be confused as an arrogant move, but as a stimulus for our entire team ”.
Speaking of the work done so far by Red Bull in Barcelona pre-season testsHorner also added some considerations on the feedback obtained from the new one RB18considered positive and encouraging in view of the imminent start of the season, scheduled for March 20 in Bahrain: “So far it’s great to be back on track – He admitted – these new cars are very different, so it’s a kind of ‘getting to know’ process of the RB18 and, to date, the feedback was good. It is behaving as we expected and as our tools have predicted. So, it was a comforting start. We are now ready for the start of the championship, where we want to see the best drivers in the world fight wheel to wheel, and I think Ferrari could be there this year. McLaren also looks strong, so you might have a few more candidates, not forgetting George Russell. I think he too will be a key component in this championship ”.
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