max verstappen He won his second consecutive Formula 1 World Cup without any opponent. In the beginning charles leclerc It presented itself as the only adversary, but as the races went by, Red Bull proved to be far superior to Ferrari.
A year before, lewis hamilton I had pushed him to the limit. The Dutchman took the championship on the last lap of the last race, in Abu Dhabi. What will happen in 2023? The forecast of Marko Helmut is that the head will be tighter.
“I don’t expect a season as dominant as 2022. We want to defend both titles, but we know it won’t be easy”, said the team’s adviser in statements collected by the ‘Krone’ media.
In that interview, he has placed Mercedes ahead of Ferrari despite what happened last year: “If you consider the structures of the teams, the people and qualities of the drivers, Mercedes is our strongest opponent.”
And about the ‘confrontation’ between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, he also believes that it will be even: “They have shown in the past that they are very good, Russell is becoming very strong and that he takes points away from Hamilton is good.”
As of this Thursday, the first day of the pre-season tests in Bahrain, doubts about the performance of all the cars will begin to be cleared up. Red Bull is once again the great favourite, but perhaps, as Marko points out, Mercedes and Ferrari are closer.
