It could end up being a class of one at the front of the BahrainGP, if pre-season testing was anything to go by. F1
George Russell: Red Bull in a league of their own, Mercedes behind Ferrari, Aston MartinMercedes’ George Russell is convinced Red Bull are in a league of their own ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix and expects the battle for second in the season opener to be between Ferrari and Aston Martin.
Despite finding a solution to the porpoising problem that blighted their 2022 campaign, Mercedes are expected to start the 2023 season slightly adrift from the leading pack after an inconsistent showing in the only pre-season test.in Bahrain, expects Red Bull to pick up where they left off after a dominant 2022 season in which the Constructors’ Champions won all but five races – and believes Ferrari and a rejuvenated Aston Martin, not Mercedes, will emerge as their closest challengers at Sakhir.
Appearing in Thursday’s FIA press conference, he told media, including PlanetF1.com: “I think it probably wasn’t the smoothest three days we could have hoped for, but I think the lessons we learned from the test, I went back to the UK I was on the simulator, the learnings and findings we found, I think is going to put us in better stead for this weekend.
“But I think it’s definitely fair to say Red Bull are in a bit of a league of their own this weekend here in Bahrain, but I think it will probably be a nice fight for second place – probably between Ferrari and Aston Martin.”
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