by VALERIO BARRETTA
F1, references change
Up until the Chinese Grand Prix, the Formula 1 script seemed to be entirely the same as that of 2023: Max Verstappen And Red Bull ahead of everyone, the rest struggling, barring isolated incidents like Melbourne. Instead, McLaren first and then Mercedes got very close, and the Woking team even made an overtaking move that 12 months ago would have been science fiction.
Only the inexperience of the team, unaccustomed to fighting for the top, and of Lando Norris prevented McLaren from seriously threatening the three-time world champion. Who, however, certainly feels the fourth laurel in danger.
Verstappen’s words
“I think if you look at the last five, six races, It’s clear that McLaren was the better team. And that’s fine, congratulations to themthey did a great job“, admitted Verstappen. “On our side, we have some work to do, some things to analyze during the break. From the first race until here, what we have done. And then We will try to react from Zandvoortto see if we can actually improve the situation and reverse the trend, trying to be more competitive“.
“I think the battle is still quite close, so when you make small mistakes the situation can change quickly. We have to try to use this to our advantage too, because at the moment it is very difficult. There are still many races and many things that can happen. I think the break comes at a good time for us, we have a lot to analyze about our season and the directions we have taken.“.
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