Even from pre-season testing at the Bahrain circuit in Sakhir, it was clear that the Milton Keynes team had some areas to work on ahead of the Melbourne weekend. The first day of the Australian Grand Prix confirmed a certain gap between Red Bull and the McLaren-Ferrari duo, despite the fact that Helmut Marko remains confident in view of the rest of the Weekend.
What was surprising was that in the second free practice session, both Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson finished behind the Visa Cash App RB cars of Isack Hadjar and Yuki Tsunoda. “I’m not worried about that,” Helmut Marko stated. “It’s just a matter of running with the right fuel load and increasing the power,” the Red Bull advisor continued, confirming that the top teams are still holding back to some extent.
Helmut Marko’s Prediction After Free Practice
“The McLarens are the fastest, but Ferrari isn’t bad either, but they are fast especially with Charles Leclerc. Then it’s between us and Mercedes,” said Helmut Marko at the end of the second free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, which was held earlier today at the 5.278-kilometre Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne – “As for us, we were more competitive in FP1. Then we changed some things, and the car became more nervous. We’re a bit behind, but we’ll work on adjusting the setup for qualifying,” the Red Bull advisor added.
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