Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at early analyses suggesting Ferrari and Mercedes may already be leaving Red Bull behind in 2022.
Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at early analyses suggesting Ferrari and Mercedes may already be leaving Red Bull behind in 2022.
A reporter for the Austrian newspaper Osterreich claims that, based on the Barcelona test, Red Bull appears to be half a second behind the top cars.
“We’re not half a second behind,” Marko insists.
“We used hard tyres while Mercedes used tyres two levels softer than us. But I’m looking forward to the next test,” he said ahead of the final pre-season outing in Bahrain before the season opener on the same Sakhir circuit.
When asked for his first impression of the all-new 2022 cars, Marko answered: “They are heavy but extremely fast.
“It’s also exciting to see how differently the new regulations were interpreted. Mercedes for example has a completely different concept than us.”
The 78-year-old also said Red Bull is keeping plenty of performance up its sleeve.
“Absolutely. We’re still a long way from the weight limit and we have…
