The early races have steered that the Pink Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin groups are set to dominate the highest 10 in each qualifying and races, leaving everybody else to problem for uncommon alternatives to interrupt into the factors.
RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place within the high-attrition Australian Grand Prix, having certified an encouraging eighth.
“The workforce topping that midfield is sixth, that is the place we’re proper now,” Mekies informed Motorsport.com. “It in all probability displays the place we now have been in each race for these first three races, with our ups and downs.
“It is solely race three, it is a lengthy solution to go. And we all know that classification is definitely goes to vary, as a result of we see now that one workforce brings a one-tenth replace, and it’ll occur many instances, and you’ll transfer up and down that that group.
“So it is each a growth race and a perfect-execution race. Which is incredible, it is nice for the fan, it is nice for all of us as rivals. It is also how we develop, how we be taught, and I am very proud that the workforce may execute completely with Yuki in Australia.”
Laurent Mekies, Workforce Principal, RB F1 Workforce
Photograph by: Pink Bull Content material Pool
Mekies says that RB can’t turn out to be too complacent regardless of its robust begin to the season.
“We have to preserve our toes on the bottom and work more durable than even earlier than as a result of this midfield is brutal,” he stated. “And it is solely by pushing it to the very most in each single division that we are able to preserve that very tiny edge.
“It doesn’t suggest that now we now have this place or that we’re going to prime the midfield on a regular basis. It is a struggle for the final tenth each race weekend. Japan shall be an enormous reset, and once more, one or two tenths of nailing all the things will be capable of slide you from P11 to P18.”
RB CEO Peter Bayer agreed that the Melbourne consequence was a helpful enhance for the workforce, particularly after further effort was made to fast-track upgrades.
“It isn’t solely the factors, it actually can be that place that issues,” stated the Austrian. “As a result of given these 5 groups, if they’ve two automobiles within the end, then it is virtually inconceivable to attain.
“It was nice for the workforce, truthfully. As a result of we have been like sniffing on the factors in Bahrain and in Jeddah, and the fellows have been exhausted, they have been working arduous, and on the manufacturing facility in Faenza it was 24/7 seven days every week to convey the improve, to convey the brand new wing.
“And so it labored. It was an enormous reduction for the workforce, and positively an enormous injection of adrenaline and motivation to push ahead.
“Finally we’re a workforce half as massive or perhaps even much less than then a Mercedes or an Aston, however there’s a large quantity of emotion and fervour on this workforce. It is a incredible group of people that work collectively and who stick collectively. I am tremendous glad for everybody right here.”
