Red Bull’s set-up “not yet right” as Charles Leclerc’s pace catches attention
Red Bull admit tha꧙t Ferra൲ri's race pace at the F1 Australian Grand Prix is "very impressive".
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s “very impressive” long-run pace at the F1 Austrಌa🌱lian Grand Prix has caught the attention of Red Bull, says Helmut Marko.
The Ferrari driver was 0.381 seconds faster than Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen in second practice ♕to tease the prospect of a closer battle this w🐼eekend after the reigning world champion dominated the first two races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Although Marko was impressed by Leclerc’s pace, particularly on💞 the race simulations, he insists Red Bull have more time to find with set-up improvements.
“We need to ♎make improvements. The car is not bad, but Leclerc has set a pace that still needs a 🗹lot of fine-tuning, I think. In general, you have to say that the field is getting closer together,” Marko told Sky Germany.
Red Bull’s motorsport advisor did suggest the gap between Leclerc and Verstappen in FP🔯2 was down to Ferrari using high engine modes.
“I think Ferrari drove at full power in t𓆏he qualifying simulation,” he said. “Not us. That's why I don't see the three-tenths [g𓆏ap] as critical.
“But the long run was very impr🤪essive. Ou🔯r set-up is not yet right.”
Verstappen lamented a “messy” Friday after being sidelined for nearly half of second practice while Red Bull fixed damage to his floor ꦰwhich was incurre♓d when he ran wide in FP1.
The Dutchman says he📖 sees nothing from Ferrari that worries him.
“I think it was alright,” Verstappen said. “I think Ferrari i𝄹s quick but, from our side, I think there are also a few more things that we can fine-tune.
“So, nothing crazy, nothing worrying. 🍰I think, yeah, we just need to fine-tune a little bit the car.”
Leclerc, meanwhile, believes Melbourne will provide Ferrari with thei💮r “best shot” of challenging Red Bull so far this season.
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