Baffling rumour that Mercedes will prioritise Aston Martin's engine laughed off by Red Bull
Red Bull and AlphaTauri have responded to the baffling rumour by shooting it down ahead of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second race of 2023.
They were asked about the unfounded idea that Mercedes-Beꦇnz have set a deadline of the Australian GP (the third race of the season) to see improvement in Toto Wolff’s team, or they will prioritise their customer team Aston Martin with engine development.
"Why should Mercedes make a competitor stronger? That💟 makes no sense,” Red Bull’s Helmut Marko told🤪 .
“Despite all cooperation, at the end of the day, Aston Martin is a competitor for Mercedes in the passenger✃ car sector.
“Mercedes will now do 💫everything to make the disappointing start to the season forgotten.
“With this ambitious task, there is certai✅nly no room to help Ast𒀰on Martin."
AlphaTauri team principal Fꦏranz Tost said: "ܫThe rumours are nonsense.
“The regul💃ations clearly stipulate that engine manufacturers must reဣceive the same material.
“And as far as I know, this is meticulously adhered to by everyone. Favouring a tea🌸m is therefore f♏orbidden and unrealistic."
Aston Martin’s F1 team currently have their engines manufact𝓰ured by Mercedes.
When Mercedes were outperformed in Bahrain by their customer team, it was a damning indictme🍸nt of their 2023 development. Wolff has already calle♎d for the W14’s concept to be rethought.
Aston Martin, whose new driver Fernando Alonso finished oඣn the podium in Bahrain, are warning that there is more to come from their AMR23.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F෴1.
