Wolff: “The Red Bull-Honda association will certainly become a threat”

The team boss Mercedes carefully observed the battle involving Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) To Max Verstappen (Red Bull) during the second half of the event last Sunday March 17. The Dutchman, equipped for the first time with the Honda unit, had confidently overtaken its German rival.

“This is Honda’s first podium since their return (as an engine manufacturer in 2015. Editor’s note) and they deserve it, Explain Toto wolff. They went through extremely difficult times, I'm happy for them. It's a good group of people. »

Fair play, Toto Wolff is even more so by analyzing the level of competitiveness of Red Bull. “They are with us. I think we're going to have a very, very interesting fight as the season goes on, between the three of us," he said, including Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. 

“The Honda-Red Bull combination will definitely become a threat. The level of performance is such that you need to include them in your championship calculations. » No doubt this is a way of putting pressure on the Scuderia, by explaining that the Italian team is no longer the only opponent of the Silver Arrows…