Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko says “Mercedes will be stronger in the overall package” than Ferrari in 2023, “especially with a driver like Lewis Hamilton”.
George Russell says he was “naturally happier with the car from day one, so I think Lewis was trying more things to try and find the setup that worked for him”.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes “lost many months of development” because of porpoising, so it “will be tremendously difficult to catch up against Ferrari and Red Bull”.
After Max ignored team orders and refused to move over for Checo, tension within Red Bull could be cut with a knife. Mercedes has managed to avoid this scenario.
While talking about Red Bull’s recent “Kardashian show”, Lewis Hamilton alluded to Max Verstappen’s mother accusing Sergio Perez of cheating on his wife.