Many expected Red Bull and Ferrari to be negatively affected by the new TD, helping other teams such as Mercedes to bridge the gap to the front for the remainder of the season. The Italian and Austrian teams have been relatively well-matched throughout the season but Red Bull have made fewer errors and have surpassed the Scuderia thanks to their brilliant strategic calls. At Spa, however, the Prancing Horse was not even close to Red Bull when it came to sheer pace.
Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, Mattia Binotto claimed his team’s loss to Red Bull at Spa had nothing to do with the new TD that was imposed over the summer break. He said:
It is still unclear why Red Bull had the advantage they had over the Scuderia at Spa.
Ferrari and Charles Leclerc left scratching their heads over Red Bull’s pace at Spa
Charles Leclerc admitted that he and his team have been left perplexed by Red Bull’s unreal pace in the 2022 F1 Belgian GP. Red Bull dominated the power-hungry Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps all weekend. Even a slew of grid penalties was not enough to deny Max Verstappen his ninth win of the season.
Verstappen started the race from P14 but ended up winning with a gap of more than 17 seconds to his teammate Sergio Perez in second place. To make matters worse for Ferrari, the Dutchman even bagged the fastest lap of the season, scoring yet another point over Leclerc.
Speaking to the media after the race, Charles Leclerc admitted that the obvious pace advantage Red Bull enjoyed throughout the weekend has left Ferrari a bit worried. The Monegasque driver said:
While the track for the 2022 F1 Dutch GP is likely to favor the Prancing Horses more than Red Bull, the Italian team’s points deficit in both championships puts them on the back foot for the remainder of the season.
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