Regarding Red Bull’s hegemony in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton said, “It’s likely they will win every race.”
Montreal — Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One champion, says he’s accepted that he might not win a race this year.
The Red Bull vehicle is simply unbeatable.
Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, making Red Bull a perfect eight for eight this year. The Dutch driver finished first six times and teammate Sergio Perez twice.
“If it was ever a source of aggravation, it’s not now. The Mercedes driver Hamilton stated, “It’s just the way it is. “You are aware of the challenges you confront, and I am unable to change their outstanding performance.
The likelihood is that they will win every race this year until we (Aston Martin) and them put a lot more effort into the vehicles, or they have a car that doesn’t finish.
With just 14 races remaining in the schedule, the Formula One championships are all but certain. In the constructors’ standings, Red Bull is almost doubling up on second-place Mercedes with 321 points to 167, while Verstappen leads his teammate by 69 points in the drivers’ standings.
Red Bull is so strong that Fernando Alonso, the driver of an Aston Martin, who finished second on Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, expressed his satisfaction with being within nine seconds of Verstappen rather than the customary twenty.
Hamilton wants he could compete with Verstappen and Alonso on an even playing field, but he’s not frustrated.
“I hope we can return to some of the great races from 2021. It would be sick to see all three of us in a very close race,” he remarked.
However, in the past, Hamilton has profited from being the dominant driver on the grid.
From 2014 to 2021, when Mercedes won eight straight constructors’ championships, the 38-year-old won six drivers’ titles.
In 2021, a budget cap was implemented by Formula One in an effort to increase competition in the wake of Mercedes’ domination.
The cap—which is scheduled to be US$135 million in 2023—covers all performance-related costs, but excludes engine-related costs. Salary for drivers is not included.
James Allison, technical director of Mercedes, feels that it is premature to assess how the cap will affect tightening the
“It will take many more years for the effects to become apparent,” Allison added. “In general, I believe the cap has been beneficial to the sport’s financial stability and the teams’ security.
“However, I believe it’s too soon to declare that it will significantly affect the grid’s compression.”
A lengthy list of Formula One dynasties, which includes Ferrari in the 2000s and McLaren through the 1980s, including Red Bull and Mercedes as the newest.
But no team has ever won all of the races in a season. In 1988, McLaren won 15 out of 16 races, which was the closest. In 2016, Mercedes won 19 of 21 races.