After two races Max Verstappen looks like cruising to another title in the best car in history, which may take its toll on fans and sponsors
on the grid to take second with both cars exhibiting remarkable pace, at times a second a lap quicker than the rest of the field.During his comeback Verstappen breezed past Lewis Hamilton as if the British driver was in a different class of car. Hamilton, who has experience of such domination when Mercedes held a similar advantage in the early years of the hybrid era that began in 2014, said: “I’ve definitely not seen a car so fast.
Most recently the boot was on the other foot for Mercedes when they opened the hybrid era with an absolute masterclass of superiority in the W05, which took 18 of 19 poles and won 16 races, including 11 one-twos. Ferrari, who at least challenged Red Bull last season, are floundering too. They have neither the pace nor it seems the reliability to compete, with Charles Leclerc declaring that they had no “miracle solution” after the Scuderia finished sixth and seventh in Jeddah. Which leaves only Aston Martin, who have done superbly to join the big three but realistically cannot yet muster the resources to bridge the half-second gap to Red Bull.
This season’s Red Bull RB19 has been at times a second a lap quicker than the field, leading to claims it could be one of the best cars in F1 history.The commercial imperative this may impact is an important one, certainly to F1’s owners and there may already be some impetus on the FIA to impose a regulation change in an attempt to peg back the advantage. Which would be an ugly, blunt and decidedly unfair way to treat Red Bull.
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