Lewis Hamilton: 'Am I surprised? I wouldn't say that I'm surprised...'
Lewis Hamilton is adamant that Red Bull are “still doing amazing” in the F1 2024 season despite Max Verstappen ’s claim that the team’s dominance has now “completely gone.”Yet despite starting the year with four victories – including three one-two finishes for Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez – across the first five races, Red Bull have faced a renewed threat from Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes over recent weeks.
Speaking to media including PlanetF1.com after qualifying in Barcelona, Verstappen declared that Red Bull’s dominance “is completely gone” and acknowledged that the team are currently “lacking a bit of pace.”Verstappen’s admission came just weeks after his father, former F1 driver Jos, claimed that Red Bull’s period of dominance had “come to an end” after he could only manage sixth in Monaco.
And he pointed to the lack of development time Red Bull are granted under F1’s current sliding-scale system, which sees teams at the front afforded less wind tunnel and CFD time compared to backmarkers.“I think it’s just the way the sport goes and I think we are nearing the end of this generation of cars, so often what happens it tails off in performance, finding gains is harder.
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