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Rest at Red Bull: 'Newey won't worry about that'
- GPblog.com
Mercedes impressed during the first day of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing seemed to have the best chance for victory, but Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in both the first free practice and qualifying. According to Peter Windsor this doesn't say much.
Windsor looked back on his YouTube channel and first of all pointed to the speed difference between Mercedes and Red Bull. He sees that the difference is evident in Brazil. "Max and Sergio are basically doing 316, 318 km/h on that pit lane through the speed trap which is pretty much what the Red Bulls always seem to do. While Lewis is doing 322 km/h."
Therefore, although Mercedes look strong, Windsor thinks the Austrian formation has a good chance of winning. "There is a significant difference, but Interlagos will be very crowded and very fast during the race. And DRS will come into play as I said. So I'm not sure Adrian Newey will be worried about that."
Mercedes replace Hamilton's combustion engine
Should Hamilton cross the line first in Saturday's sprint race it does not mean he will start at the front a day later. The British driver has been given a grid penalty for replacing his combustion engine. The penalty is five places.