Red Bull 'una eternidad' por detrás de McLaren, lamenta Marko

Red Bull 'una eternidad' por detrás de McLaren, lamenta Marko

      "Puede que no tengamos la oportunidad de resolver esto"

      Red Bull ha admitido que se sorprendió por la falta de agarre en Brasil, dejando a Max Verstappen solo P6 en la clasificación sprint en uno de sus circuitos favoritos, y en un momento crucial de la lucha por el campeonato entre tres pilotos.

      "Básicamente, agarre", dijo el asesor del equipo Dr. Helmut Marko cuando le pidieron que explicara el déficit. "Somos bastante buenos en los sectores 1 y 3, pero estamos perdiendo cuatro décimas en el sector 2.

      "El neumático blando parece ser difícil en general: todos tienen problemas con él, excepto McLaren. Cuatro décimas en el sector medio es una eternidad en una pista tan corta", dijo.

      Marko insinuó problemas de puesta a punto, que espera puedan mejorarse cuando se levante el parque cerrado al ondearse la bandera a cuadros después de la carrera sprint del sábado.

      "Tenemos algunas ideas", dijo, aunque admitió que el equipo tenía poca confianza. "Oímos que va a llover mañana, así que puede que no tengamos oportunidad de resolver esto. El Gran Premio es la carrera más importante."

      Algunos observadores, sin embargo, sospechan que Red Bull podría haber ajustado deliberadamente el coche de Verstappen para la enorme tormenta pronosticada para el sábado —tan severa que la FIA incluso está permitiendo a los equipos cerrar sus garajes por motivos de seguridad.

      El comentarista neerlandés Olav Mol dijo a Ziggo Sport: "Tengo la sensación de que Max estaba mucho más centrado en el pronóstico del tiempo de lo que todos pensamos. Permítanme esperarlo con cautela —porque esa podría ser la única explicación de por qué fue el sexto más rápido."

      Sin embargo, Marko restó importancia a esa teoría. "Si llueve, Max está en una categoría propia", admitió. "Por otra parte, eso significa que no podemos hacer cambios para el Gran Premio. Tendríamos que arriesgarnos sin información.

      "Pero no tenemos nada que perder: tenemos que intentarlo."

      Verstappen, mientras tanto, sonaba genuinamente frustrado después de bajarse del RB21. "Fue simplemente horrible", dijo a Viaplay.

      "Esperaba un coche mejor. Tal y como se siente ahora, no va a ir bien. No tengo absolutamente ningún agarre. El coche no quiere girar. Nos falta algo."

      El jefe de McLaren, Andrea Stella, se rió de cualquier insinuación de alivio por las dificultades de Verstappen. "¡Es Max! Nunca confío en él", bromeó.

      "No importa desde dónde salga, subirá posiciones. Tenemos que centrarnos en nosotros mismos."

      Fue una sesión fuerte para McLaren: Lando Norris consiguió la pole del sprint por delante de Kimi Antonelli, mientras que Oscar Piastri aseguró la tercera plaza tras varios fines de semana difíciles y la persistente especulación en torno a él.

      "Creo que ha recuperado la forma aquí en Brasil", dijo Stella sobre Piastri. "Aunque estoy seguro de que quiere mejorar otra décima."

      Piastri estuvo de acuerdo: "Se siente mejor que en las últimas semanas. Tuve un par de errores grandes en mi vuelta, pero me sentí mucho más cómodo que en los dos últimos fines de semana."

      Red Bull

Red Bull 'una eternidad' por detrás de McLaren, lamenta Marko

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Red Bull 'una eternidad' por detrás de McLaren, lamenta Marko

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