Red Bull’s 1, spicy against Aston Martin: “They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery”

Days ago the adviser of Red BullHelmut Marko, had been very critical of the current director of Aston Martin, Dan Follows, who directly accuses of having copied his team for the design and mechanics of the new Aston Martin that caused a sensation at the first Formula 1 round in Bahrain. Is that the new boss of the Spanish team has been part of the energy drinks team for 15 years. And his crosswalks are already making noise.

“What Follows had in mind cannot be erasedA. Copying the concept is not prohibited. But, can it be copied in such detail without having the documentation of our car?, explained a very angry Marko.

It should be noted that the clash between the two Formula 1 brands took place last weekend when the Bahrain Grand Prix took place. In the first race of the year, the Milton Keynes car showed interesting things that allowed it to position itself as the second best team on the grid.

Although Red Bull started the year as a continuation of the 21st and 22nd seasons, Alonso’s good performance, both in testing and when racing “for the points”, the evolution of the Briton began to worry the champion team.

The Spaniard, who started fifth, ran an excellent race managing tire wear and overtaking his compatriot Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). Alonso finished third behind Verstappen (1st) and Checo Pérez (2nd).

“We went the other way in car design, while Red Bull or Ferrari followed the same, honing and improving. For our part, we still have a lot of room for improvement, the project is new and we are sure to find many benefits in the coming months”, argued Aston Martin in defense of the accusations.

The last, for now, to enter the ring and show his disagreement with those of Aston Martin was the director of Red Bull, Christian Horner: “They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. According to the result of the race, they are the second strongest team. It’s flattering to see how similar that car is to ours, it was nice to see all three of them on the podium (Verstappen, Checo Pérez and Fernando Alonso). I’ve been around long enough to see things change rapidly and I still think these cars are still relatively immature and as teams develop and updates come in things will change.”