Red Bull has signed this 2023 the greatest dominance of a team in the hybrid era. Since the introduction in 2014 of electrical technology in Formula 1 engines, neither team had managed to sweep the first seven races as the energy drink team has done this season.
Not even the Mercedes team of the seven consecutive world championships achieved such overwhelming recordswhich has aroused in the rest of the teams the doubt of what is the reason for the superiority of the RB19.
During the first grand prix, all analysts suspected that Red Bull’s superiority was due to making the DRS work better than the rest of the teams, since their top speed was usually more than 10 kilometers per hour above that of its rivals.
But the technical director of the Austrian team, Pierre Wache, explains that the advantage is not only due to the rear wing. “It’s due to aerodynamic efficiency I would say“, Waché said in statements collected by ‘Motorsport.com’.
“In different circuits we are able to produce a lot of downforce without massive dragwhat I think is our main strength“, explained the French engineer.
Pierre Waché has admitted that the advantage that they are enjoying this season is much larger than they expected in Milton Keynes: “Success does not depend only on oneself, but also on others. And the difference is bigger than we expected“.
However, the technical manager of Red Bull predicts that both Aston Martin and Mercedes and Ferrari will close the gap throughout the season. “In terms of managing the pace during the race we have a certain advantage. But I’m sure they can get more out of it. And we see some improvements from our top rivals. I’m sure it will be tighter in the near future”, said Pierre Waché to conclude.
