“Any chink in the armour for Red Bull?” - Damon Hill gives Ferrari fans hope for Saudi Arabia
Red Bull started F1 2023 with a dominant 1-2 finish in Bahrain as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen won ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.
Aston Martin’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso was thℱeir closest challenger, finishing over 38 seconds off the lead.
Red Bull’s advantage in race trim was frightening, with Verstappen pulling away from 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc🌼 in the first portion of the race at a rate close to one-sℱecond per lap.
However, with the track characteristics at Jeddah completely different to Bahrain, Hꩵill predicts Ferrari to fare better.
“It’s going to be different [to Bahrain]," Hill told the F1 Nation podcast. “We’re going to realise Ferrari have got pace, they have got the ability to race and they’ll be all over the back of the Red Bulls with the DRS zon🧸es and everything. It’s going to be great.
“It is going to give a pointer 💫as to whether there’s any chink in the armour for Red Bull, whether it actually is track specific; the performance of maybe Ferrari will be much more competitive and a circuit with less tyre [degra൩dation], certainly in race conditions, and also their horsepower as well.”
The big talking point from B🌱ahrain was Aston Martin’s notable improvement.
Just 12 months ago, Aston Martin found themselves bottom of the F1 constructors’ championship, now they’re second ahead of Mercedes꧑ and Ferrari.
Hill believes Jeddah will giജve a clear indication as to🉐 whether Aston Martin are genuine contenders for the podium this year.
“Aston Martin have now kind of created an expectation that they’re going to be brilliant at every event," Hill added. "So they are g༺oing to find out that you’ve got to keep it up if you’re going to do well.”
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