The riders of the German stable, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have stated several times in the recent past that they are not favorites for 2022 and have had to overcome a number of hurdles in pre-season testing. Lewis Hamilton put it last week, according to the present position Mercedes will have no chance of winning the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Although the Mercedes new racing car it really seems a bit difficult to drive, Max Verstappen he doesn’t really believe that the Germans are at a disadvantage – he says they “always” do it.
“If someone performs well or everyone expects a team to perform well, it always comes down to‘ oh no, we’re definitely not favorites, ’” the Dutch pilot said. “And a week later, when things are going really well, they suddenly say‘ oh no, we’ve completely reversed the situation in a week. It’s not normal, we’ve done it with incredible work, thanks to everyone who works in the factory. ‘
Verstappen added, Mercedes also ran the tests last year In Bahrain, “And yet they were strong on their first race weekend.”
When Autosport asked the Dutch who he would pose the biggest threat, Verstappen highlighted the Ferrari, as the Italian car Was “consistently fast” during the exercises.
“It also shows that they clearly have a stable car right now. Their hay is fine, but they also had some problems. The first weekend of the race reveals who is the fastest, but so far their test has been very good. ”
“The last 2 years haven’t gone well for them, so they automatically started working a little earlier this season than some of the other teams. It’s perfectly normal to start working on the 2022 car before we do. Ultimately, with these new cars, the rate of development will be paramount throughout the season. ”
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