Helmut Marko believes Red Bull will “finally” achieve the RB18’s “optimum weight” in Barcelona, having been overweight at the start of the year.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Marko admitted before the season started that their car needed to go on a diet if it was to get close to the minimum weight limit of 798kg.
Only Alfa Romeo were believed to have a light enough car for the beginning for 2022, and other teams have taken drastic measures to try and shave the tiniest bits of unwanted mass from their car – including Williams’ move to strip some of the paint off the FW44 to save a mere 300 grams of weight.
The title fight with Ferrari is set to be a tight one all season, and Marko feels the rivalry the teams are forming is not in the same vein as they experienced with Mercedes in 2021.
“Ferrari has the same DNA as us,” Marko said in an interview with F1-Insider. “Both of us are racers. We are all about the sport. With Mercedes it was something different.”
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The Spanish Grand Prix is set to see most of the teams introduce a raft of updates to the car, with Aston Martin in particular reportedly set to bring ‘half a new car’ to Barcelona next weekend.
As for Red Bull, Marko said their weight loss target is finally set to be achieved, with Ferrari introducing upgrades of their own to try and reel in their slight deficit to their rivals.
“There we start with new parts, with which we can finally reach our optimum weight,” he said. “So far we were relatively well above the required minimum weight of 798 kilograms.
“Ferrari and we are on a par. The difference in the future will be who gets the best out of the package on the respective race track.
“We continue to look forward to the big fight and have full confidence in the FIA to make sure everything is above board.”
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