Christian Horner already revealed the Red Bull fears Aston Martin. That fear of the boss of max verstappen and Sergio Perez increases with the rain forecast for this weekend.
The weather is favorable Fernando Alonsobut as if that were not enough, in the Austrian team they have contemplated more data that shows that Albert Park It is a very complicated circuit for the current champions.
Last year, max verstappen had to leave the race on lap 39 by a fuel leak. The Dutchman considered this problem as “frustrating and unacceptable” when the team asked him to stop the car.
The balance of Red Bull and Verstappen in Australia
It was not the only time that Red Bull has been seen with drawbacks in the circuit of Albert Park. He has only achieved one victory in AustraliaWas in the year 2011And he achieve it Mark Webber before his fans. That full season, the podium was his partner, Sebastian Vettel.
The champion of the world, max verstappen, This Sunday, he will have the mission of achieving a victory against a circuit that resists him. Their statistics in Melbourne are very negative:
- In 2015: Finished 13th with bull rossoafter ending up leaving.
- 2016: Finished in 10th place
- 2017: He was 5th already with Red Bull
- 2018: Finished in 6th place
- 2019: Finished 3rd, only podium finish to date
- 2022: Retired on lap 39
Red Bull’s pessimism
Red Bull’s negativity is demonstrated by Verstappen’s statements: “From a racing point of view, hasn’t been too kind to us over the years“, he acknowledged.
The Dutchman believes they need to be”direct and consistent“: “We haven’t won there as a team since 2011, so let’s see what we can do,” he concluded.
If the two-time champion and his team fail again, Fernando Alonso will be attentive to take advantage of the performance of his Aston Martin and get the third podium of the season and who knows if the 33…
