In the first two practice matches of the F1 new season that ended last night, The Mayben team was undoubtedly the most disappointing team, while the long-dormant Ferrari team had a rather outstanding performance, with the two red Prancing Horses taking the second and third fastest laps in the second practice, second only to ST world champion Verstappen Jr.
In the first two practice matches, the two cars of the Mayben team did not show enough competitiveness on the track, and the problems that plagued the drivers, such as the "dolphin jump" and the bottom plate of the car, still did not seem to be well solved.
In particular, Hamilton, the seven-time champion who aims to regain lost ground in the new season, can be said to be very struggling in the first two practice matches. Hamilton's performance in the first practice was only seventh, and in the second exercise, the seven champions' results fell to ninth. In the first two practice matches, Hamilton was even inferior to his new teammate Russell.
Although Russell's performance in the first two practice matches was better than that of big brother Hamilton, the young British driver also expressed his concern and confusion about the lack of competitiveness of the W13 car in an interview after the race. Russell said: "I think it's clear that we're not at the level we want. We have made some progress on some issues, but not for the time being. "We have to look closely at the data tonight to understand why we're struggling so much. We're a far cry from Red Bull and Ferrari's pace and it looks like we're at the same level as Alpha Tauri and Alfa Romeo. ”
Seeing that the Meiben team lost its past dominance in the official debut of the new season (practice), whether the main theme of the new season F1 is still the two-person rotation of Meiben and Red Bull, many fans have drawn a huge question mark in their hearts. At least from the first two practice matches of the new season, if Ferrari can extend the performance of the practice round to qualifying and the main race, then the F1 competition in the 2022 season is expected to present the Three Kingdoms of Red Bull, Meben, Ferrari, and even the bull and horse wars.
For the disappointing performance of its two cars in the first two practice matches of the new season, the Mayben team shouted to all the supporters through official social media in the early hours of this morning, and directly wrote "it's alright don't worry" (it's okay, don't worry). ”
Their own drivers are worried about the performance of the car, but the team officially shouted not to panic, Mei Ben team in the new season of F1, whether to continue the strong competitiveness of the past, or the strength of the real decline, tonight's qualifying will reveal the answer.