Damon Hill predicts DRAMATIC F1 changes after Red Bull Bahrain domination

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Hill predicts DRAMATIC F1 changes after Red Bull Bahrain domination

Can any team catch Red Bull after the one-two in Bahrain?

Oliver Wilson

Wednesday 15 March 2023 10:59 Updated: 12:43

Former F1 champion Damon Hill believes things "could change dramatically" this season despite Red Bull's dominance at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen headed home Sergio Perez in a one-two for the constructors' champions, with next-closest challenger Fernando Alonso 38 seconds behind in third.

Ferrari and Mercedes were even further adrift with both teams experiencing different issues - the Scuderia losing Charles Leclerc to a power unit failure whilst Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggled to find performance in the W14.

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Asked what can be expected for the rest of the season after Red Bull's stunning start, Hill told GPFans: "The rest of them [will] try to catch up!"

"We only have one race to go on so far, so things could change dramatically."

Williams face 'tricky' journey

Hill's former team Williams got off to a promising start with a point courtesy of Alex Albon, with rookie Logan Sargeant not far behind in 12th.

On whether this could kick-start a journey back to the top of the sport, 1996 champion Hill explained: "James Vowles said it is going to take some time, but that's what it is about.

"F1 is about graft, hard work and about making steady progress - but you have got to make progress faster than the others, that is the tricky thing."