“I don’t think the tide has turned,” Masashi Yamamoto puts Red Bull in pole position despite Ferrari’s triumph at the Austrian GP

“I don’t think the tide has turned,” Masashi Yamamoto puts Red Bull in pole position despite Ferrari’s triumph at the Austrian GP

Red Bull and Ferrari

Red Bull current finds themselves on the constructor’s championship, 56 points ahead of their arch rival, Ferrari. The Italian Giants have found some momentum after two consecutive wins in Austria and Britain. Charles Leclerc had a comprehensive win over Max Verstappen, helping him to cut down his lead to 38 points with 11 races left in the season.

Ferrari got their first win at Silverstone after six consecutive wins for Red Bull. Courtesy of these wins, Red Bull had established a comfortable lead, which meant Ferrari had to respond sooner rather than later. Carlos Sainz emerged as a surprise winner in Britain and Charles Leclerc followed that up with a terrific drive in Austria. But, Ferrari is still not within striking distance.

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Austria was a bizarre race for Red Bull. The team from Milton Keynes looked fairly comfortable during the sprint but couldn’t find the same sort of pace on race day due to high degradation on the tyres. So, does that mean Ferrari holds an edge over Red Bull after the win in Austria? It’ll be difficult to say that as this has happened in only one race.

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Red Bull still holds the edge over Ferrari in the championship, according to Masashi Yamamoto

Ferrari and Red Bull
Ferrari and Red Bull

Masashi Yamamoto recently talked about this change in luck for Ferrari and where he sees both the teams on the half way mark. He said, “I don’t think the tide has turned.”

“It’s true that Ferrari is strong, but looking at Carlos Sainz’s blown engine, I think the engine from HRC [Honda Racing Corporation] and Red Bull Powertrains is better in terms of overall performance, including reliability.”

After the Austrian GP, he said, “I think Red Bull has done its best. After winning yesterday’s sprint and finishing second today, the championship points haven’t shrunk significantly.”

This could have been a whole lot worse for Red Bull but all in all, they would take the result at the end of the race and would want to rectify the mistakes going into the French GP.

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