The two-time world champion has identified Mercedes as the “main rival” for 2023
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After conquering two world titles, all eyes of enthusiasts and insiders will be clearly on Max Verstappen, without a shadow of a doubt the man to beat after the speed and vision of the race shown in recent years, which have certified his competitive maturity. What will start on March 5 in Bahrain will be a more interesting season than ever, considering the penalty of development hours imposed on Red Bull, which by regulation already had fewer hours than its opponents, given that it won the last championship. It will be a real challenge for Christian Horner’s men, with 12% less of the total hours of Ferrari and 17% less than Mercedes, which the Anglo-Austrian team seems eager to seize, to demonstrate the own strength.
Asked about the possible rivals of 2023 at the end of the presentation of the livery of the RB19, Verstappen explained: “The Mercedes? Difficult to define their perspectives, at the end of last year sometimes they seemed to have come to terms with their problems, sometimes not. I’m not part of their team so I can’t say. But surely will be our main rival, in the past years they have shown that they are always strong and have a great group of people. I believe in our technicians, who are capable of building a good car and we will have a strong package to oppose them.”. Just a quick joke about Ferrari: “It will be strong, but how strong? Hard to tell“, concluded the 2021 and 2022 world champion.
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