Red Bull Targets 0.3s Gain in Barcelona

Red Bull Racing will not be debuting the famous F-duct system in Barcelona this weekend, but they do expect a faster car during this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. According to the team's consultant Helmut Marko, the RB6 should be at least three tenths of a second quicker than in recent races, based on the data analyzed by the Milton Keynes technicians during the past few weeks.

“Based on our data - and it is very reliable - I am working on the assumption that in Barcelona we will be at least three tenths faster,” said the Red Bull motor sport consultant in an interview with Austrian TV 'Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar 7'.

Marko went even further to rate his team with the highest chances of winning this year's championship, considering the competitiveness showed by the RB6 so far.

“Now that we have such a great package, we are confident that we will achieve our goal of winning the championship this year,” added the Austrian official.

Additionally, he revealed his different opinion, as compared to his team boss Christian Horner's, regarding the development rate of rivals Mercedes GP. While Horner believes the Brackley based team might emerge as leaders of the field following their huge updates in Barcelona, Marko begs to differ.

“Realistically, in qualifying, Mercedes was five to seven tenths behind us. We are now three tenths even quicker, which means they would have to make up a second. And one second (per lap) is really a lot,” concluded the Red Bull consultant.

For the upcoming Spanish GP, the RB6 will also present itself with inboard mirrors – as compared to the outboard units used so far.