Red Bull will not be the better team in the remaining four race - Jenson Button
The reigning world champion Jenson Button is confident that Red Bull will not be the better team at any of the remaining four races left in the 2010 season.
The British driver admitted that the upcoming race at Suzuka in Japan is going to be a fast and sweeping race and therefore it will suite the Red Bulls. However, the stricter flexibility tests that were introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix have decreased
the possibility of a replica of the Hungarian Grand Prix where the Red Bulls were the second fastest team.
“Suzuka suits Red Bull particularly well but they've had to make some changes to the front wing and the floor. They won't be as dominant as they were in Budapest anymore”, he said.
Red Bull has denied the allegations consistently that they had to make changes to the front of their cars because of stricter flexi-tests.
Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey responded to the most recent allegations that the RB6 had to be altered and claims that modifications had nothing to do with the FIA as the team passed the new flexi test with ease at Monza.
Team boss Christian Horner also dismissed the latest talk about the legality of the RB6 as frolicsome.
“There haven't been many bits they (Red Bull's rivals) haven't complained about”, he added.
Red Bull has clearly been the dominant team this season at almost every circuit. Red Bull has the best all rounder car this year and the Red Bull drivers have also been at the top of their game. The team did not have a good start but managed to recover massively
and scored the most points during the European phase of the Formula 1 season.
Red Bull has been consistent and smooth enabling them to score decent points at every race. They are currently leading the constructors’ championship by 383 points and Mark Webber is leading the drivers’ championship by 202 points with Sebastian Vettel still
challenging for the title with 181 points. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel recently stated that Red Bull will be the strongest team at the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit as they believe that they have the better car statistically and they did not
make any changes to their car after the stricter flexi tests.
McLaren on the other hand has had a roller coaster of a ride this year as Lewis Hamilton was dominating and was right behind the championship leader, Mark Webber’s tail but due to the past two consecutive retirements, Lewis Hamilton is now in third place.
This has enabled the Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso to gain advantage after winning the past two races and putting him up to 2nd place just 11 points behind Mark. The 2010 season is heating up as it is drawing nearer to its end.
It is not easy to predict anything this year as this season has been uncertain at almost every track and the teams are having a tough time setting their cars according to the respective tracks. Red Bull has been the most consistent team up until now but
that can change very quickly.
Ferrari came back from the ground after their leading driver won the past two races. Ferrari has been the most inconsistent team out of the 3 and they have not had the 2 sided impact that Red Bull and McLaren have had due to the fact that Felipe Massa is
struggling severely.
Jenson Button believes that McLaren might be able to snatch the win as Red Bull might not perform so well as they might have altered their car due to the flexi tests and McLaren is more comfortable on the Japanese track as compared to both of their rivals.
McLaren is 24 points behind the constructors’ championship leaders Red Bull so it is going to be an intense race at the Suzuka circuit with both titles being uncertain.
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