Honda makes Red Bull 'a threat' in 2019
Honda is turning Red Bull back into a true world championship contender.
That is the view of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes boss who had expected the German team's battle to be only with Ferrari in 2019.
But it was a Honda-powered Max Verstappen sharing the podium with the two Mercedes in Melbourne, prompting Wolff to observe that Red Bull's new engine supplier has made "a huge step forward".
"If you look at the speed trace it looks a very different Red Bull than before," he told F1's official website.
"They were very strong," Wolff said, referring to Red Bull-Honda in Melbourne.
"You saw how they have eaten up Sebastian into turn three, the power was enormous.
"The combination with Red Bull will become a threat. Based on the level of performance, you must certainly have them in the calculation for the championship," he added.
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I think we shall know pretty soon how good Red Bull is this year and personally I believe they could beat both Ferrari and Mercs. Most certainly they should be concerned in Ferrari and Mercs.pits. With great design and full Honda power unleashed the Bulls are fully charged to attack and Seb as well as Hamilton might not be able to fend off Verstappen as he whizzes past them.Looking forward to watching the F1 battle unfold. Still trust Ferrari are in the game.