It’s time to catch up on the most recent key titles from the busy day in the world of Formula 1.
While times are very difficult at the moment for Sergio Perez, former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has given his opinion in a key war with Lewis Hamilton, although team boss Christian Horner has made his expectations clear ahead of F1 2024.
All this and more, so let’s dive into the action. . .
Given the dominant appearance of the Red Bull RB19 in the hands of Max Verstappen, it’s far-fetched to think that the other Red Bull driver isn’t even sure of finishing second.
After losing 25 points to Hamilton in three races, Hamilton is now just 30 points behind Perez with five rounds remaining in F1 2023.
“It’s going to be pretty brutal if you dig it up,” Webber told Channel 4.
But Webber’s prediction of this war between Hamilton and Perez is news to Red Bull’s hopes of a first one-two finish in the drivers’ standings.
“I, Sergio, am going to suffocate him again,” he added.
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Hamilton’s challenge deprives Perez of the chance to park his nightmare 2023 F1 crusade somewhere in the back of his mind, with issues still to be addressed before he can plan to get back into shape in 2024 F1.
Red Bull team boss Horner is already eyeing F1 2024 and warns that the widening functionality gap between Perez and Verstappen will have to be left behind.
“Mercedes, the relationship between them is very close, Ferrari is very close to each other, Oscar [Piastri], what a wonderful job he’s doing as a rookie, very close to Lando [Norris],” Horner told Sky F1.
“We want Checo to go through that window. “
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While Verstappen now has 14 grand prix wins out of 17 for F1 2023, his own record of 15 in a season could well be damaged just a year later.
But while former F1 team boss Jordan was lyrical about Verstappen’s excessive talent, he doesn’t find his dominance over Formula 1 much fun to watch.
“I’m very bored,” he told TalkSPORT, while explaining that such statements were made about the Ayrton Senna era because of the challenge he had won from his team-mates.
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While Verstappen is a driver who goes full throttle with overconfidence, the same can surely be said for Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll at the moment.
Stroll was one of the drivers who suffered the consequences of the on-track restrictions in Qatar, with the Canadian attributing this to the update of the restrictions mid-race on the weekend, while several drivers fell ill from the high temperatures during the Grand Prix, with Stroll saying they were going in. and out of consciousness.
2016 world champion Rosberg had none of that.
“All the other drivers managed to get away with it, or a lot of them, especially the more sensible ones today,” he told Sky F1.
“So I don’t think it’s an excuse to make so many more mistakes to get the consequences that he did. “
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The on-track update limits some of the reaction to micro-tears discovered in the sidewalls of Pirelli’s compounds in Qatar, and drivers were also given a maximum stint duration at Sunday’s Grand Prix for each set of tyres, with those measures managing to avoid punctures seen at the Lusail International Circuit in 2021.
Pirelli and the FIA then learned valuable lessons as they search for answers for the future, and Pirelli’s prestige as a Formula 1 tyre supplier is now secured until at least 2027, as the Italian marque has noticed a familiar call from F1’s afterlife at Bridgestone. .
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