Rest at Red Bull: 'Newey won't worry about that'

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13:05, 13 Nov 2021

Mercedes impressed during the first day of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing seemed to have the best chance for victory, but Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in both the first free practice and qualifying. According to Peter Windsor this doesn't say much.

Windsor looked back on his YouTube channel and first of all pointed to the speed difference between Mercedes and Red Bull. He sees that the difference is evident in Brazil. "Max and Sergio are basically doing 316, 318 km/h on that pit lane through the speed trap which is pretty much what the Red Bulls always seem to do. While Lewis is doing 322 km/h."

Therefore, although Mercedes look strong, Windsor thinks the Austrian formation has a good chance of winning. "There is a significant difference, but Interlagos will be very crowded and very fast during the race. And DRS will come into play as I said. So I'm not sure Adrian Newey will be worried about that."

Mercedes replace Hamilton's combustion engine

Should Hamilton cross the line first in Saturday's sprint race it does not mean he will start at the front a day later. The British driver has been given a grid penalty for replacing his combustion engine. The penalty is five places.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Rest at Red Bull: 'Newey won't worry about that'

Mercedes replace Hamilton's combustion engine

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