Mercedes' impressive form in the BrazilGP sprint race suggests the Silver Arrows will be the cars to beat in today's event. Here's a closer look at why Mercedes' first win of 2022 is on the cards: F1
will lock out the front row of the grid ahead of the 71 laps of the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on Sunday. That's the reward for Russell triumphing in the most exciting Formula 1 sprint race of the six staged so far.
Even before the RB18 had picked up its damage, Verstappen was struggling. In fairness to Red Bull, it was not a clear-cut choice.
"We thought Max would probably have quite an easy run. We knew that if we weren't ahead of him at Turn 1, it was going to be very difficult. I started attacking in the early laps. And I thought, once he gets some temperature in his tyres, he'll be away…"With the car set-ups long since locked in from Friday qualifying parc ferme, Red Bull is limited largely to adjustments to the front wing to bring the car back towards Verstappen in time for the GP.
Verstappen's ill-fated sprint race tyre choice does carry the benefit of him having an extra set of fresh softs for the GP. And with the title sewn up, it would be right to expect him to be as fierce as ever, should Mercedes leave the door ajar. As Russell said:"We thought Max would probably have quite an easy run, to be honest. We knew that if we weren't ahead of him at Turn 1, it was going to be very difficult. I started attacking in the early laps.
Of the leading two teams, Mercedes cannot bank on Red Bull not fully recovering the lost ground overnight. Hence why
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