2023-04-30 12:47:37
The dominance of the Red Bull in the first stage of Formula 1 of this 2023 continues to be overwhelming. Four victories in as many races and the expectations of the other teams, with Ferrari and Mercedes at the helmit is still waiting to see if the champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Checo Pérez They have a problem, because today there is no way to keep up with them. This Sunday in the streets of Baku, in Azerbaijan, Checo Pérez beat Verstappen by less than 3 secondswith Charles Leclerc third but very far, 17 seconds behind, a difference that in terms of Formula 1 is directly “another race”.
Even so, for the Monegasque driver and the Ferrari engineers, the race left some room for hope, since it was regarding the first podium reached by the legendary Italian team this season. That third place in four races illustrates the Cavallino’s problems in trying to deal with the invincible Red Bull, which when they activate their DRS (Drag Reduction System) are immensely superior to the rest.
“Let’s go!” Pérez exclaimed on the team radio following putting the finishing touch to a sublime weekend in the Azeri capital, where on Saturday the sprint race had already been awarded.
A Red Bull engineer responded by the same means that was “king of the streets”given that five of his six F1 victories have come on street circuitstwo in Baku, plus victories in Saudi Arabia, Monaco and Singapore. And next weekend another street circuit continues on the calendar, the one in Miami.
Pérez leaves Azerbaijan with 36 of the 37 points at stake this weekend. Only the point for the fastest lap, recovered by the British George Russell (Mercedes), escaped his hands.
Thanks to his victories at the weekend, the 33-year-old narrowed the gap to Verstappen in the World Championship, falling just six points behind the reigning double world champion.
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