Vettel165 wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 01:01
Nothing major it happens, Red Bull usually has problems with sprint weekends. I think there is a strong possibility that things will go back to normal with Max dominating, while we go back to Imola. But Mclaren is getting closer. Looks like our car likes circuits with low- track temperatures, Max was complaining with the car sliding around from FP1. I am not worried for now, its good to see the new winner, but alarms might go off if our race pace in Imola is also not that good. But I see Red Bull improving again, and finding the problem, that we had in Miami.
I imagine Mclaren and Ferrari being there in Imola and onwards. I think car-wise, this idea of dominance is dead. They have more Wind Tunnel hours. Their massive upgrade packages are hardly surprising. Ferrari is lying about 2 tenths. They will probably do the same as Mclaren (4-5 tenths).
Nevertheless, I'm still content because Verstappen/Red Bull brings so much outside of the car's pace. They already took two poles this weekend that they should not have had to give them the best chance in the races (and did so at Bahrain and Australia as well). Verstappen performed two clinical race starts from pole as he has done all season. Pit stops are great. I think if the SC did not come out, Verstappen would have been able to hold off those behind and stolen the result when they were not the fastest. All of these positives are still on Red Bull's side every race weekend. There's plenty to be confident about as the opposing teams improve their cars.
A lion must kill its prey.