Despite not having won a GP so far in 2022, Mercedes' pace in the last two races at conventional racetracks, such as Barcelona and Canada, as well as the updated strong Ferrari, are worrying the Red Bull team boss for this weekend's British GP at Silverstone.
Despite not having won a GP so far in 2022, Mercedes' pace in the last two races at conventional racetracks such as Barcelona and Canada, as well as the updated strong Ferrari, are worrying the Red Bull team boss for this weekend's British GP at Silverstone.
Bulls believes that the Silver Bulls may be ready to join the Reds and mount a serious challenge for victory at next Sunday's British GP.
Having won 7 of the 8 races contested at the iconic British track since 2014, Lewis Hamilton with his Mercedes and George Russell should not be ruled out this year, even with Ferrari and Red Bull having won every race so far this year.
At the Spanish GP, Lewis Hamilton had the best race pace of the entire grid with an average of 1'25.548 per lap in his 10 fastest laps of the race, compared to Verstappen's 1'26.105 and Carlos Sainz's 1'26.238 (Leclerc's 1'27.431 breaking before halfway through the race). In addition, Mercedes had a competitive showing at the Canadian GP, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finishing in a solid P3 and P4.
Speaking to the media, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner expressed concern that the upcoming circuits on the 2022 F1 calendar will continue to play to Mercedes' strengths.
"I think Mercedes will be strong at Silverstone and I see no reason why they shouldn't be at Paul Ricard," Horner said.
"I think Ferrari will also be fast at Silverstone. It may be the most challenging circuit for us, just because of the nature of its design."
"It's amazing that we've scored seven wins in nine races this year, but Silverstone may well be the most challenging so far."