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New element in Mercedes and Red Bull title fight? 'Could be a disadvantage'
- GPblog.com
With one week to go until the Belgian Grand Prix, the focus is slowly shifting towards the second half of the season. The next few weeks will be very important in the run-up to the new 2022 regulations, as the teams will have to decide how much they continue to develop the 2021 car.
Timo Glock explained in conversation with Speedweek that it could play a role in the title fight. "I hope Red Bull Racing can hit back, because right now it feels like the advantage is slowly moving towards Mercedes the past few races."
Mercedes won at Silverstone and were also faster in Hungary, but ultimately failed to win there.
Investments will play a role
"The second half of the season is going to be very exciting. Two teams and two top drivers who are on equal footing. The question now is who will invest more in the current car and who will invest more in next year's car." The former F1 driver expects that choice to play an important role for this year, but also for the coming years.
"My feeling says that Red Bull knows that this is a very big opportunity this year. As a result, they will spend more for success this year, which in turn could start to be a disadvantage for 2022," Glock warned.