Helmut Marko, a motorsport adviser to Red Bull F1, has disputed the idea that he has a faster Ferrari car than the RB18, but that doesn’t mean he thinks Red Bull is ahead.
Red Bull Racing are well ahead of Ferrari in both championships in 2022, but the dominant numbers don’t tell the whole story.
The Ferrari F1-75 was often the pacesetter, especially by Charles Leclerc, taking seven pole positions in the first half of the race.
However, in the finals, Red Bull Racing often grabs the advantage, and on the contrary it does not go well for Ferrari.
Max Verstappen put in a great run, helped by Ferrari’s self-destruction along the way.
Three of Max Verstappen’s wins, in Spain, Baku and France, came following Leclerc retired while leading the race, while Hungary saw Verstappen fail following Ferrari failed with Leclerc’s strategy. got the advantage.
While it’s fair to say that Red Bull Racing has benefited from Ferrari’s reliability problems and botched strategy, Helmut Marko believes there’s little difference between the two teams’ cars. .
“I don’t see it that way,” Helmut Marko told Motorsport-total.com when asked if the Ferrari F1-75 is faster than the Red Bull RB18.
“With the exception of Barcelona, we have always been on par with Ferrari this season.”
“Apart from strategic or technical issues, the form of the day often determined who came out front in the end. Of course, we have far fewer of those issues.”
“We may be slightly behind on individual laps.”
“Leclerc has regarding as many pole positions as we have won. Pole position doesn’t mean much and it’s possible to overtake, so it’s no longer such a criterion.”
“But the important thing is to be able to maintain speed in the race without straining the tyres.”
“I have to disagree. At Le Castellet, Max was quicker in the race. If you are one second behind in 10 laps, it means you are quicker. In the race, we are the fastest car. was”
Helmut Marko has reiterated that he believes Red Bull and Ferrari’s performances are relatively even.
“Looking at it all season, it’s eye level,” said Helmut Marko.
“It depends on the form and the updates that day. They always affect one or two races, but even those don’t give a big shift in power.”
Max Verstappen is 80 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ standings, while Red Bull is 97 points ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings.
Helmut Marko, a motor sports advisor for Red Bull F1, explains why the team’s new generation F1 machine “RB18” is dominant in straight line speed.
Red Bull Racing’s F1 machines of yesteryear have been known as downforce machines that run well in corners, but this year’s RB18 demonstrates competitiveness even at top speed, which has been one of its weaknesses so far.
“One comes from[Adrian]Newey’s car concept, which generated a lot of downforce with very little air resistance,” Marko said.
“The other is that Honda has evolved and the switch to E10 petrol consumes very little power. It’s a combination of both. Now it’s a completely different approach.”
“For the last few years we were pretty much the slowest on the straights. Now we’re the fastest, which is great. In the corners we haven’t lost much of what we’ve gained on the straights.”
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