Red Bull’s announcements to Mercedes are getting louder and louder
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Max Verstappen celebrates his victory in Spielberg
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Max Verstappen is unstoppable in Formula 1. The win in Spielberg was the third in a row. His Red Bull boss chooses clear words after the triumph. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton looks confused.
Et was a sea of orange that sank into joy. Well over 100,000 fans, most of them specially traveled from the Netherlands and very patriotic in the Dutch fan colors, marveled at the race weekend at the Red Bull Ring as Max Verstappen drove his Mercedes rival to the ground.
“I was a little surprised myself how well it went. The car drove like it was on rails, ”said the championship leader. With his Red Bull, Verstappen was able to achieve a start-finish victory that was never endangered on Sunday and repeated last weekend’s success at the Austrian Grand Prix, which also took place in Spielberg as the Grand Prix of Styria.
Together with the victory at the French Grand Prix on June 20, it was already the third triumph for the 23-year-old in just 15 days. Formula 1 record. Verstappen is in great shape. And after the race he cheered with his fans about the extended World Championship leadership.
A sea of orange – Dutch people in party mode after the Verstappen show
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The Dutchman is now 32 points ahead of the second driver in the championship, Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull dominates – and is accordingly self-confident. “We’re doing better everywhere right now. In the car, the engine and the drivers. If we win at Silverstone in two weeks, that means something, ”said Red Bull Motorsport Director Dr. Helmut Marko opposite “Bild”.
“Much more was not possible”
The reigning world champion Hamilton was last able to triumph in May. At that time he won in Barcelona. But since then, things have been going downhill. In the two races in Austria, he was so clearly inferior in his Mercedes for the first time and after half of the completed laps had to admit to his team via radio that Verstappen was unassailable. “I did my best. There wasn’t much more to it, ”said the 36-year-old at the microphone of the pay TV broadcaster Sky.
The Red Bull is faster on the straights and better on the road. Tire management, Red Bull’s biggest weakness so far, has also worked better at the racing team from the Alps over the past two weeks. “We just have to improve. With two stops, Verstappen still had an 18-second lead today. “
The Red Bull actually seems to be superior in all areas on the track. Both on the street circuits (Azerbaijan and Monaco) and on the regular racetracks (France and twice Austria), the Red Bulls were ahead of the game. Five wins (four Verstappen and one by team-mate Sergio Pérez) speak for themselves.
Mercedes is combative
There is little hope in the English media either. “It may seem a bit premature to conclude that the title race is in the hands of the Red Bull driver. But in this form and in view of the fact that his title rival Lewis Hamilton is once again bobbing in fourth place, they could celebrate a long party until the season finale in Abu Dhabi, “writes” The Guardian “.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, however, did not want to talk about giving up with 14 Grands Prix still outstanding. This will never be done, said Wolff at the press round after the race. You are behind and the package is worse, but the championship is far from over. The next race will take place at Silverstone in just under two weeks.
No route can scare Red Bull, says Dr. Marko
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Since 2014, until 2018, the winner of the British Grand Prix has always been Lewis Hamilton. So there is hope. Even if Red Bull goes to England as the clear favorite after the successful streak. “There is no route to be afraid of,” said Dr. Marko.
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