Bojan Vrbnjak
Mercedes took part in the inaugural race in Bahrain decided on an offensive strategy and is Hamilton called for a change of bikes earlier so they could take the lead. Verstappen he was nine seconds behind the world champion after his stop, but he managed to catch up quickly. But the end result is known.
Because he was in fourth turn when overtaking Hamilton off the track, the Dutchman had to British return the city and then he was no longer capable of a new attack. Paul Monaghan, chief engineer at Red Bullu, was from colleagues from Speedweek. com asked if they could not choose a different strategy. “The approach of Mercedes did not surprise us. You could say that we should have driven Max to the pits earlier at the second stop, but then he would have to overtake Lewis on the track with older tires. You could also argue that with the second stop, we would have waited longer for Max to have fresh tires at the end of the race," so Monaghan. "In the end, we played different cards and came to the finish line two meters behind due to the fourth turn."
It's a lost win Red Bull severely affected. “I have rarely seen our boys so disappointed with another city. And that sounds weird, as most teams after second place and 18 points for a racer would lick their fingers. But we had the fastest race car and we were in pole position.“But the chief engineer Red Bull Racing firmly believes that it will disappointment short-lived. "When people shake off the initial disappointment, strong impressions remain. We have a fast race car, we have two excellent racers and we will try again in Imola. If we win there, Bahrain will be quickly forgotten."
