Mercedes has made “a horrible start” to the 2021 season, according to team boss Toto Wolff. “As for Red Bull, they have made a start like we managed in the previous years.”. However, Dr Helmut Marko has described Red Bull’s start to 2021 as “the best in the team’s history”. Red Bull’s Marko noted to Sky Deutschland: “I don’t think we have seen the full potential of Mercedes yet, but their car does seem pretty nervous.”. The favourite is the team that has won all those races and titles. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is also sceptical, telling Spanish journalists: “I don’t believe anything about Mercedes or what I see from the other teams either.

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