F1 TV presenters Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe have shared their verdict on the Audi Components 1 crew’s disastrous Miami Grand Prix.
Audi endured a tough Miami Grand Prix weekend suffering from reliability points. Nico Hulkenberg missed the dash race as a result of an influence unit failure earlier than retiring early from the grand prix, and his team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto was disqualified from the dash race for an influence unit technical infringement earlier than recovering from the again of the grid to complete simply outdoors the factors in twelfth place on Sunday.
“You’ve got acquired the problem with Hulkenberg earlier within the weekend, then Bortoleto had a brake situation, had the disqualification for a violation on the facility unit aspect after which the failure for Hulkenberg after he already had some entrance wing injury,” Hinchcliffe stated on the F1 TV post-race present.
“Actually nothing went proper for them this weekend. That is going to be one they simply need to put behind them, neglect, and attempt to focus ahead to Canada.”
Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi F1 Crew
Picture by: Guido De Bortoli / LAT Photos by way of Getty Photos
Palmer added, pointing to the drawback the German marque has as the one crew working Audi energy items: “They’re the one crew working Audi energy items. So, they have no studying from anybody else. Even from the shakedown, if they don’t seem to be on observe, they don’t seem to be studying from anybody else.
“Mercedes have gotten groups. Ferrari have gotten a number of groups. Crimson Bull have gotten two groups. Audi and Aston Martin are struggling just a little bit in these stakes. So, they’re simply behind on the curve. They’re doing an OK job total, however they’ll have these teething points that can take longer to iron out due to it.”
Audi presently sits ninth within the constructors’ standings with two factors. Bortoleto sits fifteenth within the drivers’ standings with two factors, whereas his skilled team-mate Hulkenberg is 18th with no factors.
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