It’s been 45 days since anyone other than Max Verstappen led a race in Formula One. The nature of Red Bull’s domination is a regular talking point in our post-race mailbag. But after Canada, quite a few questions loom. LukeSmithF1 addresses them.
into contention against Mercedes, though it couldn’t sustain a season-long challenge. But they can also make the gap bigger.In short: rule tweaks and time are probably the best bets to slow Verstappen down. And even that won’t be any guarantee.Bad news if you were hoping things would change: I’d still pick Verstappen and Red Bull as the favorites for next year’s titles.
Red Bull’s aerodynamic testing penalty for breaching the 2021 budget cap runs until October. It therefore could impact next year’s car design. But the advantage Red Bull has built at the front also means it can make an earlier switch to next year’s car. It’s a crossover all teams must make at some point, trading off the back end of this year for a headstart next year.
But there does need to be a reset from Perez. He’s now just nine points ahead of Fernando Alonso in the fight for second, which, being honest, shouldn’t be a fight at all. He needs to get out of this bad patch of form quickly and start maximizing the remarkable car underneath him.What’s the race you think we’re most likely to see a non-Red Bull victory? Mark B.
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