Are Red Bull and Ferrari equal now?
This question was asked before the F1 2022 Grand Prix de France.
At the start of the season, Red Bull opened the wing and passed Ferrari on the DRS podium. That time is over.
At least according to Christian Horner.
– They certainly came close to us in terms of straight-line speed, Red Bull’s stability director told morsporttotal.com after the Austrian Grand Prix.
During this race, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc drove Red Bulls Max Verstappen on three occasions – on the track. It didn’t happen two months ago.
We were a little behind Red Bull in terms of speed, especially in the DRS area, says Mattia Binotto.
This is no longer the case.
In Canada, Charles Leclerc got a new rear wing that creates less air resistance.
– Since the race in the UK we have both cars and I think he made the difference and cut the distance between us, although I think they still have a small and small advantage.
But she, according to Binotto, is too small to play a major role, but the World Cup contenders Red Bull and Ferrari are now on the same level.
It will be interesting to see what that means over the coming weekends, says Horner.
problem under France GP in F1 2022
Now the French Grand Prix and Hungary are waiting for the Grand Prix and Red Bull will come from two final holidays without a grand prix win. This did not happen earlier this year.
Now Ferrari has won at Silverstone and at Red Bull, but in short, Max Verstappen is still 38 points ahead of Charles Leclerc. This weekend Formula 1 is competing in Paul Riciard in France and after the race in Austria where it was a big salute with all the penalties for drivers who crossed the limit, we can count on a similar circus. In Austria, drivers crossed the white line on 43 occasions.
– I think it could be a big problem for Paul Rijkaard, says Mick Schumacher.
– It sounds a little silly when you drive an inch off the track and you get a five second penalty. If you drive this way, you hardly ever win at all. This makes it worse.
There is also a danger that it could be worse that Paul Ricard is a large paved parking lot with many different lanes and in many places it is the white line that limits the path.
“I think the problem is that certain types of track invite drivers to drive above the limit,” says Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal.
– There were many drivers who broke the track boundaries at Spielberg. I’m more concerned about Paul Ricard, where you can really save time. Obviously there are large asphalt areas that call for driving right next to the line.
We’ll talk about the French Grand Prix here on the blog this week, but also on Wednesday’s episode of the F1 podcast Plattan i Mattan. If you haven’t heard of the last episode, where we talk about the Austrian GP, talk about Vettel’s dad and how the green reporter handles a roaring V10, you can do it here.
IndyCar
Congratulations to Felix Rosenqvist for taking a long-awaited place on the podium in Toronto, Canada. He finished third when Scott Dixon took his 52nd win and equaled Mario Andretti’s record.
A very fun race to run, and it’s great to finally be back on the podium, says Felix Rosenqvist.
– We really had to fight for her today. As the race progressed we had to do track overtaking and stop well in the depot, and we put both parts in today. We took chances when they came and slowly but surely climbed forward.
There were 85 action-packed laps, including four yellow-flag stops and Rosenqvist was barely behind Colton Hertha who started in pole position, 1.3 seconds off Dixon’s win. It was Rosenqvist’s first podium finish since his move to Arrow McLaren prior to last season.
– Were it not for the last yellow flag, I think we would have been in the best position ever in terms of fuel condition, but now Colton and Scott have had a chance to drive all the way to the finish, Rosenqvist continues.
– I came close to taking Colton on the last lap, but that wasn’t really enough. Regardless, I’m very happy with this third place; It means a lot to me and the whole gang in car #7 after all we’ve been through.
Marcus Ericsson finished fifth and increased the championship lead, but IndyCar is going through a very intense period, and the championship is already taking place next weekend with two ovals in Iowa.
Championship Center
NTT INDYCAR Series | After racing 10/17
1: Markus Ericsson (Sweden), Janassi, 351 p.
2: Will Power (AUS), Penske, 316 p.
3: Alex Ballou (Spain), Janassi, 314 p.
4: Joseph Newgarden (USA), Pinsky, 307 p.
5: Scott Dixon (Netherlands), The Horse, 307 p.
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9: Felix Rosenqvist (Sweden), Arrow McLaren SP, 244 pages.