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Since the start of the season, Red Bull has positioned itself as an outsider, believing that the level of performance of the RB21 is not enough to compete with McLaren. A speech mounted from scratch according to Andrea Stella and which he does not believe, while Max Verstappen will go in pole position for the third time of the season this Sunday during the Miami Grand Prix.
-The speech of Red Bull Do not take withAndrea Stella. According to the saying of Christian Horner or Helmut Markothe Austrian stable is only an outsider this season and should not be able to win races or win poles positions. According to them, McLaren is the big favorite, however, this Sunday at the start of the Miami Grand PrixMax Verstappen will start since first place on the starting grid for the third time of the season.
“They are also extremely good for creating a story to their advantage”
« At Red Bull, they are very good at designing fast cars, I would even say exceptionally good for their cars to go quickly, and they are also extremely good to create a story to their advantage “, estimated Andrea Stellain remarks relayed by Motorsport.com. « They exploit all the possible opportunities to stay in the match, and sometimes these opportunities consist in building a story of the type: “Oh, we do miracles here, the others should be at the top of all the sessions: free tests, qualifications, and race”. »
“It is a story created by some of our competitors”
« But it is a story created by some of our competitors, that we read from time to time, then we turn the page and we focus on ourselves “, Continues the director of McLaren. « And when we focus on ourselves, we look at the figures, we look at the facts, and we look at what we have to improve. And there are a lot of things that you have to improve. So for me, when I look at the facts, I also see that Lando (Norris) and Oscar (Piastri) are regular. So bravo to Red Bull, including in their way of managing opportunities that are not technical. »