Even though Red Bull now appear closer to the pack, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff puts them as 'still the benchmark' in Formula 1.
After Mercedes appeared a “big step” closer to the pace in Monaco, Toto Wolff acknowledged Red Bull are “still the benchmark” in Formula 1 at the moment.
The fine margins in qualifying saw the drivers qualify, race and finish in fifth and seventh, and team principal Wolff told Austrian media he felt the team had made a “big step” closer to the pace at Monaco – with Hamilton having taken pole position at the Hungaroring last year, a circuit with similar high-downforce requirements.
“We were on the pace today. Not just with the slow train, but overall we would have been fast,” Wolff said in Monaco, as quoted by Austrian publication OE24.“McLaren has made a really good step forwards, Ferrari has continued to improve and Red Bull has probably fallen back a little. Overall, they are still the benchmark.”
“But as the cars converge in look and shape and therefore lap time, it’s inevitable that there’s going to be strong competition.”
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