After the three days of Montmelò, several observers praised the behavior on the track of the McLaren and Ferrari, whose project for the 2022 season seems to have been born under a lucky star. Obviously these are still initial sensations and already from Bahrain some teams, such as Red Bull and above all Mercedes, could bring deeply revised cars later, with an evolutionary step forward held in the yard until the last available moment. For these reasons it is practically impossible to have a clear picture of the current balance of power between the teams, even if some – such as Alpine, Alfa Romeo or Haas – have shown some evident reliability problems.
The protagonists have remained quite buttoned up and understandably have not launched into bombastic statements. The few whispers, however, all went in the direction of Ferrari, starting with George Russell (“The red car appears to be very fast “), continuing for Toto Wolff (“We have the feeling that the Ferrari engine is the strongest“), Ending in Lando Norris (“Ferrari strong on the race pace “). Sincerity or pretactic, time will tell, with Mattia Binotto and Charles Leclerc who wanted to dampen the narrative of a favorite Red, easing the pressure and essentially defining their team as an outsider, at least for the moment.
Those who did not entrench themselves behind façade statements were the usual ones Helmut Markodirector of Red Bull, who certainly does not make diplomacy his distinctive trait: “McLaren is on the hunt for sponsors. The Ferrari sure looks solid, but how much fuel did they have on board?“. In short, for the former Austrian driver, Adrian Newey’s new creature is more than promising: “The RB18 seems to have great potential “he assured to Auto, Motor und Sport. Finally, Marko confirmed the existence of negotiations for the extension of the contract of the world champion Max Verstappen.
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