George Russell claimed after the Singapore Grand Prix that Crimson Bull is now the crew to beat, however Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur is “unsure.”
The Milton Keynes-based squad has loved a purple patch of late, with Max Verstappen taking his second win in as many races on the Marina Bay Circuit.
Verstappen produced a faultless show to seize his first-ever victory in Singapore, backing up his triumph on the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia one week earlier than.
The double heralds a formidable turnaround for the Crimson Bull crew and its in-house powertrains division, main Russell to proclaim it’s “the crew to beat” after having caught up his crew Mercedes, in addition to Ferrari.
The Scuderia have been the second-best crew behind the Silver Arrows for almost all of the season, however have not too long ago fallen again.
Singapore signalled an enchancment, with Charles Leclerc second, with Lewis Hamilton solely lacking out on being in rivalry on account of his personal technique error.
Requested after the race if he feels Crimson Bull is now setting the benchmark, Vasseur replied: “Unsure.
“Actually, they’re doing very properly, however it’s not the [only] crew to beat. In case you take a look at the McLaren and Mercedes, you probably have a glance from the start of the season, Mercedes was flying.
“Then we received two races, then McLaren received two races, then Crimson Bull received two or three.
“I feel it’s altering, as a result of very often you’ve 4 groups, I feel yesterday you had 4 groups in lower than two races.”
Vasseur concluded by suggesting that if a crew arrives with upgrades to its bundle, the complexity can change, and affirmed the Maranello-based outfit is focusing by itself issues.
“It implies that if somebody is bringing upgrades subsequent week, the classification can change,” he mentioned. “However a very powerful factor is to be targeted on ourselves, not to consider the others.”
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