Jenson Button snubs Ferrari and gives confidence to Mercedes

Jenson Button frames Red Bull’s main antagonist ahead of 2024

During an interview with the microphones of "Sky Sports F1", former McLaren driver Jenson Button, among other topics discussed, was blunt about Mercedes and Ferrari and which of the two teams will have the greatest chance of being Red Bull’s main antagonist next season. In addition, the Briton also highlighted the main drivers to watch out for in 2024.

"If you take a look at the last ten years of F1 to win it has only been Red Bull or Mercedes, so I feel confident in the Brackley team. I would also like to see Ferrari fighting for the World Championship and in the final 2023 è managed to be very competitive, but I believe that the team led by Toto Wolff will improve so much at the level of the car in 2024 and in all likelihood; will be the main antagonist of Red Bull" began the British driver.

"Piastri will be ableà to benefit from having an extra year of experience. He has shown that he can hold his own against his teammate, but he è lacked consistency of performance and it could not be otherwise since he was a rookie. As for Lewis, however, when you win for so many years and then get beaten you have two options: accept the downward parabola or react. I think this Hamilton is even stronger than he was 5-6 years ago and with a competitive Mercedes he can be as hard to beat as he è currently Max Verstappen on the Red Bull" added the former McLaren driver.

"I think that at the level of development of the car, Red Bull has already passed the moment of exponential growth. The other teams, in addition to continuing to develop their car, must hope that the Milton Keynes team enters the downward parabola in margins of improvement. Only then could they have any chance of playing against this Max Verstappen" Jenson Button&quoted.