Max Verstappen’s 2022 challenger launch will not disclose ‘any special details,’ says Helmut Marko
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The 2021 season saw Red Bull finally winding-up the dominance of Mercedes in the hybrid car era and securing the world title which alluded them since 2013. Red Bull’s Dutchman Max Verstappen dramatically overtook Mercedes’s 7 times world Champion Lewis Hamilton in the last lap of 2021 season finisher in Abu Dhabi winning his maiden F1 world title, ironically in the last F1 season which will feature the hybrid cars.
The 2022 season will host a completely new set of regulations and the F1 teams are relentlessly trying to manufacture the optimum car which will help them to challenge for the title. The designing period is going to end soon as teams ae getting ready to hit the road in Barcelona for secret test runs. Hass became the first team to unveil their 2022 challenger and Red Bull is next in line.
To the disappointment of Red Bull fans Red Bulls Motorsports adviser Helmut Marko has announced that they will only reveal the livery for 2022 and no further details will be presented in the ceremony following what Hass as done in the launch.
Find out what Helmut Marko said
Helmut Marko told F1-Insider.com, that though presentation of the car is important to fans and sponsors it won’t show any special details on the car. Helmut Marko said the car will only be ready shortly before the start of testing in Barcelona on February 23 and added the further updates on the car will be given only after the inaugural race of 2022 season in Bahrain.
“The presentation, which is important for fans and sponsors, does not show any special details on the car,” Helmut Marko said.
“The new car will only be ready shortly before the start of testing in Barcelona on February 23rd. From then on it will be further developed and will receive another update for the first race of the season on March 20th in Bahrain,” Helmut Marko explained.
Helmut Marko went on to explain why they are not following 2021 model where the car was ready early in the season as he said the new rules makes everyone to finish as late as possible with in the allocated time period and reveal the details late as well so they are also doing the same. Helmut Marko added that he is confident that Max Verstappen will be able emulate the 2021 win against the usual rival Mercedes.
“The rules stayed the same last year. So, we decided to have the car ready very early for the 2021 season. At the time, this decision proved to be the right one. But now it’s exactly the other way round: With the new rules, everyone wants to finish as late as possible – also so as not to show everything too early,” Helmut Marko said.
“I think we’re on the right track and can fight for the title again, as usual, Mercedes should be our main competitor,” Helmut Marko added.
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