McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has made a Lewis Hamilton prediction ahead of the Formula One 2024 season kick off.
Max Verstappen claimed his 3rd World Championship title in the 2023 season for the 3rd time in a row since 2021, meanwhile, Hamilton finished 3rd.
Back in 2021, when Verstappen won his first Championship title, the title race was between him and the Mercedes driver, who was going after his 8th Championship title.
“We like what we’re seeing in the wind tunnel and CFD at the moment, so we feel like we’re going to take a step forward," Brown told Speedcafe.
“How much? The great mystery on Red Bull is when did they turn off the development of their car to focus on next year [2024], and I think the answer is probably pretty early, so we’ll just have to wait and see how much Adrian Newey magic comes out of the oven so to speak to see where we are."
“And at the same time Mercedes or Ferrari, these teams have everything they need and are great teams and I wouldn’t be surprised if we were sitting here and all of a sudden Mercedes was back to Lewis winning his eighth championship.”
source - PlanetF1