F1 | Newey on the Ferrari-Red Bull duel: “Like the one last year between us and Mercedes”

The first four races of the season have outlined the two teams that will compete for the title: Ferrari and Red Bull. Adrian Newey expressed his opinion on the world championship battle, with the British designer admitting that the challenge between Maranello and Milton Keynes could be similar to the one that last year pitted the Anglo-Austrian team against Mercedes where, depending on the characteristics of the tracks, they alternated for the victory.

"I think it will be like last year between us and Mercedes – declared Newey, interviewed by the F1 Nation podcast – Some circuits will favor one car and others will favor another. It's so hard to predict. Development is certainly important, but the other important factor this year is the cost cap. We have to develop within some limitations, so we're making choices about things that we could have brought earlier, but we're waiting a little longer to build a package before introducing it because we can't afford to do what we did last year or years. past where there would be something in every race".