The 2021 season has been a delicious battle between Mercedes and Red Bull so far. Both title contenders are pushing each other to their limits and trying to develop their respective cars to achieve decisive results for the championship.
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However, Valtteri Bottas of the Silver Arrows has stated that they are no longer developing their W12 contender, but are coming with certain parts that have already been developed in the wind tunnel.
When the teams went into the summer break, the Brackley team led the table with 303 points. While their rivals from Milton-Keynes are in second place with 291 points.
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The upcoming race at Spa for the Belgium GP could prove to be interesting as Mercedes may have stopped developing its car, Red Bull will see this as an opportunity to regain the lead in the title race.
Valtteri Bottas confirms that Mercedes is focused on next year’s car
With the new regulations for entry into Formula 1 next year, teams could try to redistribute their resources for the development of their 2022 car. Hence, Mercedes will turn its attention to strengthening its potential title contender for the next year rather than its current one.
In conversation with Jeff Yeung with HyperBeast, asked about the progress of their current car. Bottas replied: “The fact is that we no longer develop the current car in the factory.”
Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 16, 2021 Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes after third place in the sprint race qualification pool via REUTERS / Lars Baron
“But there are still improvements, because as soon as you discover something in the wind tunnel, it of course takes a while before the parts actually come onto the track. So it doesn’t matter. “
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“We had some new parts at Silverstone and I hope we will have more later, but at some point it has to stop because of course there will be a big change in the regulations next year and the team has to balance the car’s performance in this one Year compared to next year, ”Bottas concluded.
Can the Finn recover in Belgium?
The 31-year-old wants to forget the most recent Hungarian GP, as chaos reigned on the first laps. Bottas locked and hit Lando Norris’ McLaren and, in a matter of seconds, the two Red Bulls. The damage to his Mercedes was so great that he had to give up the race.
Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 1, 2021 Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas collides over REUTERS / Peter Kohalmi. with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez Pool
However, things got worse for the Finnish rider when he was given a five-place penalty that will come into effect at the Belgian GP later this month.
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But the driver with starting number 77 will not give up and will try to overcome the hurdles at the next race of the season. He will hope to rehabilitate himself and give his team vital points to help them fight for the championship.
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