Mercedes Shows Sympathy For “Badly Beaten” Ferrari

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Ferrari suffered a double retirement at the second race of 2020 and this means that they are in a very precarious position in the championship standings. While the double retirement due to Charles Leclerc running into Sebastian Vettel didn’t help matters, many feel that they wouldn’t have fared much better even if they had completed the race

Mercedes Shows Sympathy For “Badly Beaten” Ferrari

After the Styrian GP, Ferrari finds itself 5th in the championship table behind teams like Racing Point and McLaren.

They had brought some aerodynamic upgrades for the second week in Austria but a wet qualifying and just two laps of racing meant that they could not really assess it. Vettel gave his thoughts on this

“It was a bonus to come back to the same track and also it was very similar in terms of conditions on race day. But we will not get that answer I’m afraid. Also for the update we would really like to get some laps to see where the car is, but unfortunately we will not get that”

However, the collision only made a bad situation worse and team principal Mattia Binotto accepts that

“It’s true we took no real part in the race, but we can’t hide behind the collision that eliminated both cars”

He is, however, hopeful for the future

“Difficult moments can bring out the best in people and I’m sure that will be the case now”

Until the middle of last year, Ferrari was the closest rival to Mercedes and their drop in performance has been so drastic that it has elicited sympathy from the very team they were fighting for the championship lead last year. Toto Wolff elaborated on this

“Of course they are badly beaten now. It's an incredible brand with hard-working people. We want a strong Ferrari. We need Ferrari up front in the fight with all the other great teams. Something like today or the last weekend is not good for us and is also not good for Formula 1”
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F1’s managing director Ross Brawn feels that Red Bull’s Max Verstappen “delivered another exemplary performance with the package that he had” and doesn’t “think anyone could have got more out of it than him”

Red Bull’s Alex Albon has revealed that he “had Lewis-flashbacks” after contact with Sergio Perez during the Styrian GP

He also thinks that “it will be hard to beat” Mercedes “now. They are strong in the high-speed long corners which is kind of like Hungary”

Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that “Max never had a real chance to drive the fastest lap” as there was traffic after a late pit-stop

He also revealed that they cannot “keep up with the Mercedes engine” and that they “lose considerably on the straight”

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has revealed that “There are those who said they felt the Black Lives Matter movement seemed political”

He, however, “made it clear” that he is “not supporting the political side of things; it's the human rights side”

His teammate Valtteri Bottas has revealed that the “battle” with Max Verstappen during the Styrian GP “made the race a lot more interesting”

Max Verstappen thinks “that after three or four weeks, it's good to have some time off. Not only for the drivers but especially the mechanics”

Toto Wolff thinks that “We have not seen the real Red Bull yet” while adding that “we have not seen the real Mercedes yet” either

Former F1 test driver Robert Doornbos feels that “Red Bull needs to evaluate and come back stronger in Hungary”
Are Ferrari officially a midfield team now?

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