George Russell shrugs off Red Bull decline: "They've won 7 of the first 10 races!"
“They’ve won 7 of the first 10 races. It doesn’t look t🌸oo difficult…”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell has shrugged off questions about Red Bull’s decline in form, pointing out they’ve won seven of the opening 10 F1 races in 2024.
While Red Bull have won well over half of the races so far this year, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has had to work hard for them.
McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have all show꧟n great pace at times in 2024, running Verstappen close on various occasions.
In the last race in Barcelona, it appeared McLaren had the fastest car in the hands of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris, but it was still Verstappen who c𝓰ame out on top.
It was a similar story in Canada, with McLaren having the edge in the wet conditions, whꦍile Mercedesಌ arguably had a car capable of winning in the dry.
Just before that, Ferrari won in Monaco with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, and in Imola, Norris finis🔯hed just 0.7s behind Versta﷽ppen.
However, Russell wa𝓡s quick to play down questions around Red Bu🎉ll’s dip in form.
Speaking to select media including 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:mahbx.com, when asked if he was surprised about Red Bull no longer dominating, he said: “They’ve won 7 of the first 10 races. It doesn’t look too diffꩵicult…”
Seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton offered a more insight꧃ful view into Red Bull’s🐲 perceived drop in performance.
Hamilton believes it was inev🎐itable that Red Bull’s rivals would close in given the stability in the regulations.
Additionally, Red Bull being top of the championship standings means they get less wind tunnel time than their rivals - something Hamil💖ton noted.
“Am I surprised? I wouldn’t say I am surprised,” Hamilton added. “It’s just the way the sport goes. We’re nearing the end of this generation of this cars. Often what happens it tails off♑ in terms of performance, finding gains is harder.
“They’ve been leading for all these years. Also, they have less development time. It’s only natural that the rest of the teams slowly catch up. They’re still doing amazing.”
Red Bull have a 60-po𒁃int lead over Ferrari in the constructors’ championship heading into this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
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