Let’s face it F1 fans, if we really want to see something change we’ll have to wait until the 2017 season.

The thing is, one more year shouldn’t be that bad, right? One more year of Mercedes arguably running away with the drivers and constructors titles, one more year with Ferrari, Williams and Red Bull trying to catch up and fight for podiums, and one more year with these types of cars which many have called out for not being exciting enough.

Whatever changes the 2017 season will bring, and we have a pretty good idea of what to expect, won’t really matter next year, since 2016 cars will be more or less the same as this year’s racers.

And while plenty of people are willing to wait another year, they should remember that Mercedes took home the constructors title by a margin of 275 points. That’s absolutely ridiculous by the way.

Well, according to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, we might as well expect more of the same out of Mercedes for next season – in a way mirroring what Christian Horner said about Mercedes not that long ago.

When talking about this past season, the Aussie driver said that “Ferrari caught up a little bit, but I think in general when [Mercedes] wanted to turn it on they could. They’re definitely still going to be the team to beat next year, and they will be hard to beat. Hopefully, it doesn’t go on much longer.”

That’s exactly what we’re all hoping for as well, especially those of us who happen to be Red Bull fans.

“The target for 2016 is to get more podiums, and to get a win at least,” added Ricciardo. “I missed that win this year, so to at least get one next year would be a good start.”

Interestingly enough, he also made sure that the RB11’s excellent chassis wouldn’t go unnoticed.

“The chassis was good, the team developed it really well as the year went on, the car got better and better. If you took the straights out of the track, if the track was just made up of corners, I think we would have probably had a few pole positions.”

Fascinating way of looking at things, isn’t it?

Story references: autosport

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