“Can’t race against that”– Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits they can’t compete against Mercedes straight-line speed; threat to championship chances

Red Bull claims it cannot race against such pace of Mercedes, which was displayed in Brazil as Lewis Hamilton won after starting from P10.

Lewis Hamilton had a thumping win in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix this weekend. With Mercedes dominating Red Bull cars on the straight line. Max Verstappen tried his best to contain hamilton, but he succumbed to Mercedes’ raw pace after a while.

Hamilton even touched the highest pace of 340Kms/h, whereas Verstappen was no way near to the mark. Talking about this new pace found in Mercedes, Christian Horner said they couldn’t stand against Mercedes with such a vast deficit.

The Red Bull boss further claimed that his team couldn’t comprehend where Mercedes is gaining so much added power. And whether they will protest is still early to say.

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Red Bull chief calculates power

Meanwhile, Helmut Marko also talked about Mercedes’ work on Hamilton’s new power unit. So far. he is impressed with their work. However, he confesses that even if Red Bull goes for a new power unit, they won’t match Mercedes’ level.

According to him, the Brackley-based team has obtained over 15 kWh power with their new engine. And for Red Bull currently, it is unmatchable.

For Marko, this situation of Red Bull doesn’t look appropriate for their championship chances with only three more races to go.

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