Red Bull heads to Monaco as favourite

  • Published on 23 May 2018 08:56
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  • By: Jeroen Jonkers

Red Bull has been left standing as the likely favourite heading into this weekend's Monaco grand prix.

Ferrari had the fastest overall package in the early part of the season, but then suddenly struggled on Pirelli's new harder tyres in Barcelona.

"I've said many times that this team is strong and has a lot of potential," said Sebastian Vettel.

"But we also need to make sure we address the issues we have and work together in the right direction."

Ferrari was however strong at Monaco last year, and will be back on its preferred Pirelli compounds this weekend.

"Many things are changing on the car again, but even if we do great there this year, we must not forget that we still have a lot to do," Vettel said.

He said Ferrari is "not panicking" after Barcelona either.

"Until now, the surprise was that they were having such a hard time."

Vettel is referring to Mercedes, but boss Toto Wolff insists that the Spanish grand prix was "not a turning point" for the reigning world champions.

"I'm worried as hell," he said.

"We saw in previous years that we always had circuits that fit us well and others that do not for whatever reason. We have not found any particular reason why our car does not want to be fast at Monaco," Wolff added.

"Red Bull is strong in the slow corners and the top speed on the straights is less crucial."

And so he thinks that leaves Red Bull as the 2018 Monaco favourite.

Red Bull is the industry leader in aerodynamics, and boss Christian Horner said: "The car was very fast in the third sector at Barcelona, which is a good indication of what we can do in Monaco.

"It's a great opportunity for us."

Max Verstappen told De Telegraaf newspaper: "The car felt good in Barcelona. We have more grip on the front and the rear, but we've only raced once with the updates.

"It remains to be seen how well it all works."
 

xoya

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A favorite for this track is ferrari imo. They are on par with merc power-wise, but their car is more agile than merc's car.
Although, a driver that always drives to the maximum of his potential on this track is definitelly Hamilton.
Can't count him out since he has that one lap pace which is unb... [Read more]

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  • May 23 2018 - 10:49

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  • Not necessarily favourites, but definitely a strong contender.

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    • May 23 2018 - 09:22
    • By the way: I've seen a few articles citing that Spain is a Merc' track. But how is that? Aside from the compounds used that is? Its a pretty corner heavy tracks, and corners tend to favour Ferrari and Red Bull.

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      • May 23 2018 - 19:08
  • xoya

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    A favorite for this track is ferrari imo. They are on par with merc power-wise, but their car is more agile than merc's car.
    Although, a driver that always drives to the maximum of his potential on this track is definitelly Hamilton.
    Can't count him out since he has that one lap pace which is unbeleivable.

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    • May 23 2018 - 10:49
  • wongrayw

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    see when it finish at 6pm

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    • May 23 2018 - 12:07
  • Might mean crashstappen has a better chance of getting a Finnish flag for the side of his car. He seems to be wanting to "collect" the whole set.

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    • May 24 2018 - 07:44

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