Team boss Toto Wolff cannot wait for the season to start again, but fears out loud for Max Verstappen at the season kickoff in Austria. With one week to go, he hopes the problems at Mercedes will be solved so that the team can fight.
“It’s good to get back to work. There is no tension, only expectation. It seems at that moment when you take a fish out of the water. Although it is going to be very unusual without appointments and media. Now only lap time and performance count. ”
The drivers have to understand the car again, just like the rest. That may take a while. He thinks everyone should get used to the first free practice for a long time, he reports to the Crown newspaper.
‘Red Bull and Verstappen are quite a serious party here’
Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen are always strong here. Verstappen was already on the heels of the Mercedes drivers with his first year in 2016 and later achieved two victories. “They are quite a serious party here. That will be very close. I also expect a tight-knit fight between Red Bull and ourselves for the championship. ‘
However, the Austrian hopes for optimal conditions that could help. “Please don’t let it get to 35 degrees. The heat and the relative height there were not the strongest point of our engine. ” Mercedes has certainly installed upgrades on the W11. “Hopefully we have learned a lot and are better at managing that problem.” (Photo: Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images)
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