The inertia of the World Championship is entirely for Mercedes, while Red Bull must defend itself as much as it can, as it did with Max Verstappen in Qatar. Barring surprises, Jeddah will be no exception: from the simulations published in recent days, the Saudi Arabian circuit has everything it takes to become land of conquest of Mercedes, namely medium-high speed curves, three DRS zones and long straights where you can unleash the horsepower of the engines built in Brixworth.
Helmut Marko, however, he is not afraid. The Red Bull advisor, a true reference figure in Milton Keynes, tried to motivate his team after the last two Grands Prix, in which Lewis Hamilton dominated: “Saudi Arabia is a favorable track for Mercedes, but how many times have the predictions been reversed this year? We just have to win in Jeddah“, These are the words of the Austrian to his compatriots from ServusTV. “From what Hermann Tilke told me (the ‘signature’ of the track, ed), there are quick changes of direction, but not many straights. Much will depend on the performance of the tires, as happened in Qatar, where we started well but then we couldn’t find the right balance. Exactly the opposite happened to Hamilton, but we will not face the next races with fear“.
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