Formula 1: Double blow ahead of Europe- Grand- Prix ​​for Red Bull

 

Seven races, seven poles, five wins! The dominance of Formula 1- World champion Sebastian Vettel but it is now strongly on the collar, because the motor-sports World body (FIA) has made two drastic rule changes. The superiority of Vettel's former world champion- Team Red Bull Racing is already so this coming weekend at the European Grand- Prix ​​in Valencia on the bench.

From the next race on 10 July at Silverstone is the clever thing about using the throttle-blipping Effect banned because of this, according to FIA is a prohibited aerodynamic aid. Here the underbody (diffuser) is also a flow of hot exhaust gases when the driver is not gas. Effective immediately and allowed already in Valencia but also the motor Mapping between qualifying and the race can not be changed. The FIA ​​has Race Director Charlie Whiting told the team earlier in the week. Especially negative for Vettel?

This second, hitherto little noticed change could be particularly the Renault Cars like the RB7 Vettel influence of massively negative. Obviously, the training was based Dominance of Red Bull is also the fact that you drove in Saturday's qualifying session with a very risky engine setting in the race but rather used one of durability and economy-oriented programming. This change is now banned immediately, so that Vettel and Mark Webber are also already in the fight for pole Position slowed significantly.

A double blow for the Red Bull Racing, which in its first season as world champion drove mainly in the qualifying session so far in a league of its own. The effects will be seen already this weekend in Spain. While all around the new situation is discussed hectic, we stuck to Red Bull, as yet left.

Are working on alternative solutions

Vettel himself about is convinced that his car is no longer affected by the changes than any other. Motorsport Director Helmut Marko hinted already working on alternative solutions. At Renault, as the "inventor" of which flow diffuser is hot, one is convinced that all teams with losing angeblasenem underbody now under braking grip.

The intervention of the FIA ​​rule keeper in the middle of the season could, indeed, the world championship after seven races in the Vettel 60 points ahead of Button has to give a new image. Especially when Ferrari is already rejoicing.

Moreover, it has shown at least Red Bull race tactically weak. In Canada, Vettel went about another victory slip through the cracks because they had long overlooked the spectacular comeback of the later winner Jenson Button and McLaren.

McLaren, where you have copied the sophisticated exhaust system from Red Bull / Renault far the best managed, by the second win of the season already. Button's team-mate Lewis Hamilton's driving skills but do not currently top, but convinced "that we had been last in the race the fastest car."

A challenge to the hot-blooded Briton on Sunday (14.00/live ORF 1, RTL, Sky) can again prove. Valencia street circuit is the third in a row in Monaco and Canada. The first World Cup since 2008 in the aufscheinende route in the port of the Spanish Mediterranean Coastal town but with most (25) curves in the calendar, making the second highest number (64) switching maneuvers per round necessary.

Average speed of 200 km / h

Vettel has certainly fond memories of the home of paella, but he killed himself last year with his victory in the third largest Spanish city back to the World Cup Race. The atmosphere around the marina of America Cup is similar to Monaco, it's only in Spain is not nearly as tight.

In addition, the average speed is almost 200 km / h, the layout is so tailored to be for Red Bull "But just as in Monaco there is no run-off areas, the course does not forgive mistakes," warned Vettel. And on the hanging bridge at the corner ten surface is so bumpy, "that it literally pulls you out of your seat." (APA)

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