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F1: Red Bull ‘Clearly’ Early Favorite Says Heidfeld
One veteran driver has chosen a favorite for this weekends opening round in Bahrain...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted March 10, 2010   GMM Newswire
The legality of the front wing on the Red Bull cars has been questioned by rival teams. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
According to Nick Heidfeld, there is a standout favorite for Sunday's 2010 world championship opener.

After winter testing and as the Bahrain Grand Prix nears, what’s known is that mere tenths separate the top four challengers including Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes.

The speculation is that at the bottom of this pecking order right now is Mercedes, who intend to debut what the German press is calling a 'super diffuser' this weekend.

Presumably in the hands of test driver Heidfeld, a new front wing for the silver single seater was secretly debuted at an English airfield this week, the German daily Bild reports.

"The Red Bull is clearly the best car," the 32-year-old told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

"It's almost frightening how easily Vettel and Webber are able to drive it at the limit," the veteran of 169 Grands Prix added.

He believes Red Bull was disguising the true pace of the Adrian Newey-penned RB6 throughout February by running "more fuel" than its rivals.

Meanwhile, while the general media gears up for Michael Schumacher's sensational return to the grid this weekend, it is very possible the seven time world champion could be outpaced by his 24-year-old teammate.

His manager Willi Weber said this week that Schumacher, 41, does not enjoy the W01's tendency to understeer, while team boss Ross Brawn said: "Nico (Rosberg) has felt a little better in the car (than Schumacher) in his test days."

Michael’s brother Ralf Schumacher told Bild: "I've heard that Nico is getting along with the car perhaps a little better than my brother. But Michael is working.

"He does not like understeering cars, unlike some other drivers, such as Button, for example, who worked with the team last year," he added.

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