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 𒀰too 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.
McLaꦇren, Ferrari and Mercedes have all shown 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 Vers🎶tappen who came out on top.
It was a similar story in Canad꧋a, with McLaren having the edge in the wet conditions, while Mercedes 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 Im🦂ola, Noꦡrris finished just 0.7s behind Verstappen.
However, Russell was quick to play down questions around Red Bull🦩’s dip in form.
Speaking to select media including 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ltxcn.top, 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 diffi♕cult…”
Seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton offered a more ꦓinsightful view i🧔nto Red Bull’s perceived drop in performance.
Hamilton believes it was inevitable t🥀hat 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 riv𓆉als - something Hamilton 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 ta🐻ils 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-point lead over Ferrari in the const𓆉ructors’ championship heading into this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
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