Ferrari Team Principal Dismisses Red Bull's 'Magic Bullet' Perceptions

Scuderia Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur recently noted that it is important not to think Red Bull has one magical innovation that gives it five-tenths of a second advantage.

While it would be reasonable to estimate Red Bull would start the 2023 season a bit ahead of all the remaining teams on the grid, nobody expected such a significant difference as we have seen during the first race in Bahrain.

Both Red Bull Racing F1 drivers, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, finished the race more than 25 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso in third place.

Ferrari's team principal revealed the Italian team expected to perform much better during the first race as the team made great progress through winter break, But it was far off from Red Bull's pace.

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However, Scuderia Ferrari made great progress in many areas of development and was the second-best-performing team in the second half of the 2023 season.

Multiple fans assume it is one secret invention that separated Red Bull from other teams on the grid. On the contrary, Frederic Vasseur said, according to motorsport.com:

The Ferrari team principal explained the final results are influenced by som much more than just one magical innovation. He continued:

Ferrari finished the season 454 points behind Red Bull, but Vasseur says the team lost too many points because of four retirements, two DNSs (did not start), disqualification, and other problems. He concluded:

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