Verdict from Pre-Season Testing!!
Pre-Season testing was conducted from the 12th of March to the 15th of March for the F1 2021 season. Seeing the results from the above stated days of testing, Alpine( formerly known as Renault) released a bold statement that “ It's not a mid-field anymore, it's just a field.” Does this statement hold any weightage? Let us find out. Lets first understand what the statement above means. F1 is prominently divided into three categories based on the speed of the car. upper field, middle field and lower field. The upper field consists of the team that is constantly fighting for podiums and race wins. The middle field consists of teams that are there or thereabout. They consistently score points and have a small chance of standing on the podium if one of the teams from the upper field slips up. The lower field consists of the teams that are at the back of the pack, hardly score points and are seldom in the spotlight for the right reasons.. Let's look at what we can infer fr...