After the first race of the new F1 season, Mayben team is undoubtedly one of the most disappointing teams, and if it were not for the red bull team's two cars that failed in the final moments of the race, Hamilton and Russell's final finish would have been even more ugly. And from the perspective of the race in Bahrain, the competitiveness shown by the two race cars of MeiBen does have a certain gap with ferrari and Red Bull teams. In particular, the many problems exposed by The Meiben racing car in the race (the bottom plate problem of the car, the "dolphin jump" has not been effectively solved, the power unit is not powerful enough), which has made the team that has dominated F1 for the past 8 seasons gradually fade the aura of the king's division, replaced by the anxiety and doubts of the Meiben fans.
In addition to the Meben fans who are full of worries about this season, even the Meben team's own drivers are disappointed by the team's lack of competitiveness. Russell, who officially represented The Messpen Racing Team this season, said in an interview with the media after the opening race of the new season: "He does not know whether the problems that hinder Mercedes will be resolved next weekend or before the summer break. ”。 In an interview, he said very frankly: "Since the first test race in Barcelona, the speed of mercedes has not been ideal, and their performance in bahrain qualifying shows that they are not fooling around. ”
After hearing Russell's frank remarks, I believe that the senior management of the Mayben team has a feeling of being punched in the face. You know, just after the Bahrain practice match, the official Mayben team also stood up and shouted to the supporters: "it's alright don't worry" (it's okay, don't worry). ”。 But in the end, the truth is so cruel, the Performance of the Meiben Team from the practice race to the qualifying race to the final main race, the performance of the two W13 cars is very difficult.
What makes Russell feel even more helpless is that he is not sure whether the team can completely solve the problems that his team has exposed this season. Russell was disappointed in the interview: "We hope it can be resolved as soon as possible, but there is no reason to show that this will not last for a whole year." And for other teams that have solved the "dolphin jump" problem well, the British driver is even more envious. Thanks to this problem, other teams are more competitive on the track.
Obviously, from Russell's interview, it is clear that he is disappointed in his own car. After the first race of the new season, Mei Ben's own drivers were damaged in confidence. If the Meben team really can't solve the problem as soon as possible, then this season is really hanging !!!