Helmut had it right, Red Bull has the heavy in Baku

Posted on 17-06-2016 at 20:54 by nicolasr – 49 Comments”

Max and his mate Ricciardo could say the least I said no pots to break.

No, it was Mercedes that on the first day of the free training sessions the clock struck. In the second free train were the five fastest times all driven by a car where a Mercedesblok in the back lag. And saw that we actually all a little bit to arrive, especially after Helmut Marko a few days ago had said that his team is not among the favorites belongs in Azerbaijan. VT1 was always a drama for Red Bull, Max had to go to the side with an oil spill and Ricciardo rammed his car into the wall. In VT2 went a bit better, but still not as we had wanted to see. Still, Max it is not all black, he said motorsport.com.

“It is quite a fun circuit, fun to drive. The asphalt is quite slippery, and due to the high speeds is the measurement difficult”, commented Verstappen in conversation with Motorsport.com back. “It was difficult because we VT1 missed, I rode therein but three laps, and turned in particular to know of the job. In VT2 you then need to in your comfort zone to see, after which you can go to push and the car can adjust. In the first training we have in that area can do nothing. Fortunately, I have in the afternoon with some good rounds can drive. All in all, not a great start but tomorrow it’s going to be fixed better.”

And finally, he has also a solution for the problem.

“By the long straight piece you need in terms of adjustment for a compromise. We lose a lot on the straights but we knew that ahead of time. First we need adjustment to improve. The lap times are still not top notch, but tonight we can have some things to adjust, and then tomorrow we better go.”

It was Hamilton who twice minced meat made of all the other drivers, his team-mate Nico first. That was two times second, but at a good distance. But, of course, say this time not so much, the marbles will be tomorrow and especially the day after tomorrow divided.