Red Bull is expected to be much happier on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya layout, but having been pushed so closely by Mercedes and McLaren in Canada, and beaten by Ferrari also twice this season, the real intrigue is how great is the advantage. be.
If one of the chasing teams can challenge Red Bull once again, it will be a bright sign for competitive racing for the rest of the season. But even if not, then it will be worth analyzing the margin after Red Bull started the year with such a big lead in the first few races, but it seems like the others are closing in.
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Ferrari’s response to Canada
There was increasing talk of a serious title fight ahead of the final race in Montreal, with Ferrari expected to be competitive and at the time trailing Red Bull by just 24 points. While results can be fickle at times, the entire weekend was a struggle for the Scuderia as they failed to make it to Q3 with either car and then saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz retire.
The mixed conditions and the power unit issue suffered by Leclerc make it difficult to know if Ferrari really understood what went wrong in qualifying in Canada. Team principal Fred Vasseur said after the race that he was confident there would be a better performance on Sunday, and Leclerc also said the car felt good in the corners, but there remain unanswered questions heading into Spain.