Red Bull warn of Ferrari swings
Red Bull warn of Ferrari swings
Adrian Newey has warned that momentum will 'swing' between Red Bull and Ferrari this year despite Max Verstappen's recent dominant victories in Imola and Miami.
Verstappen has won each of the three races he has finished this year but continues to be plagued by reliability problems, with a hydraulic issue hampering his preparations for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
Although able to bounce back from this latest failure to secure a 'surprise' victory at the only new venue on this year's calendar, chief technical officer Newey conceded he expects momentum to swing in Ferrari's favour at some point.
Asked if things were 'looking good' for Red Bull now, chief technical officer Newey told the F1 Nation podcast: "Crikey, as we saw it was so close and you really can't say that.
"We've only got to look back at last season where the few races where we had some pretty dominant wins - Austria and Mexico - and then the next race it swings around.
"We really can't be relaxed at this point, that is for sure."
Miami a 'difficult challenge'
Although the Miami Grand Prix was interrupted by only one safety car, the early stages of the weekend had seen red flags fly on a number of occasions.
These periods meant teams had only minimal tyre data with which to plan its race strategy, something that ramped up the difficulty of the weekend.
"It was actually quite a difficult track because the Tarmac is completely different," explained Newey.
"They have used granite as a substrate and the way the tyres behave on that has been a bit different to what we have experienced at the first four [races] so there is a bit of learning to do.
"And to be perfectly honest, everybody, because of all the red flags we had had in the practice sessions, nobody got some proper, good long runs in.
"So exactly how the tyres were going to behave in the race, how far we would get with the mediums. Once we did start with the mediums, if we were forced to stop early, would we get one stop on the hards to the end?
"It was so difficult."
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
F1 rivals' UPGRADES provide Red Bull title charge doubt
- 30 minutes ago
Max Verstappen's preferred Red Bull team-mate REVEALED by F1 pundit
- 1 hour ago
F1 News Today: McLaren boss keen for stunning REUNION as Horner BLAMED for Newey nightmare
- 2 hours ago
F1 Miami Grand Prix weather forecast - latest today
- 3 hours ago
F1 rival makes stunning Hamilton 'best' claim despite poor form
- Today 13:57
F1 star emerges as SHOCK target for Audi
- Today 12:57
Related news
Newey set for CRUCIAL meeting over Red Bull future
Newey tipped to POACH key Red Bull staff if he joins F1 rivals
Ricciardo makes five-race admission in bid to survive F1 axe
Red Bull is 'burning' after Horner and Marko display
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860