If you want to deconstruct the drama and excitement we experienced from the past F1 season, the results will point to two main influences, Red Bull and Mercedes. It’s true that these two teams have created a rivalry for ages, be it the back and forth between Christian Horner and Toto Wolff or the battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on the track.
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But next year, with an upcoming new car geared towards closer races, things could change dramatically.
That we could see a few new championship contenders in addition to the two of them this year, that everything will start from scratch for everyone from 2022. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner also agrees on this.
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On the question of whether a certain team will have more advantages with the new car, Horner said: “We will only see everything when we become active again with completely new cars in a few months. They will be clearly different, they will drive each other in different ways and we will find out who understood us more and who less. “
“Everything starts all over again.”
The Briton also cited Ferrari’s example to explain whether the intense battle of 2021 had affected his research and development for 2022.
“If Ferrari brings a faster car to market by demolishing its rivals in race one, then it can be said that the battle for the title has likely affected our work in 2022,” said Horner.
Toto Wolff agrees with Christian Horner about new (and old) competitors
Toto Wolff and Christian Horner are very rarely in agreement. But as for the issue of new rivals next season, the Austrian said something similar to his rival.
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“It is possible that the teams that did not fight for the world championship in 2021, for example Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin and Alpine, have projects that have been thoroughly investigated longer than all of them.” The others, “said Wolff.
Formula 1 F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 10, 2021 Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff and Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner speak at the FIA / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORIAL – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALE. NO ARCHIVES
With all of this, we don’t know how things will actually play out before the lights go out in Bahrain.
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Until then, it’s just speculation, assumptions and expectations.
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