Fernando Alonso claimed a few days ago that 19 drivers in the field were aware they wouldn’t win the world championship this year based on pre-season testing.
Following the race on Saturday, Ferrari CEO Frederic Vasseur stated, “I’m not here to comment on Fernando’s words.” Everyone races cars in whatever way they like.
He did concede, though, that “they are undoubtedly beginning with a substantial advantage. But they won’t start making mistakes until you put them under pressure.
We can’t walk away from here defeated. Never.
But once Bahrain’s chequered flag flew, his Mercedes adversary most definitely sounded defeated. Toto Wolff acknowledged that Red Bull is already uncatchable in 2024 when asked: “Unfortunately, yeah.
Today Max was more than just a different league.
When asked to evaluate the differences between 2023 and 2024, the Dutchman replied, “I think the feeling in the car is pretty similar.” Only marginally improved.
Carlos Sainz of Ferrari completed the podium a few seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, who finished second but about 22 seconds behind.
However, the Mexican acknowledged: “We were definitely expecting the people around us to be much stronger.”
Red Bull consultant Dr. Helmut Marko, however, had this to say when questioned about Wolff’s early title congratulations: “I would like to agree with him, but our findings on Thursday and Friday do not trend in that direction.
He mentioned that we saw our car was more wind-sensitive than the others. Additionally, we encountered issues with
