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Perez, Lawson and Tsunoda less successful than Sauber, the damning statistic for Red Bull
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The Dutchman stole! Max Verstappen won his 64th success in Formula 1 dominating the drivers McLaren at the Japanese Grand Prix. The four-time world champion, who took a pole position that has already entered the sport's hall of fame, came back to within just one point of Lando Norris, the championship leader.
Under the leadership of the Dutchman, Red Bull is in third place in the Constructors' standings, but with a deficit of 50 points on McLaren and 14 points on Mercedes. Because if Verstappen is waiting to lead the Drivers' Championship, he is for the moment very much alone in carrying the Red Bull. The Dutchman scored 61 points... out of his team's 61, a 100% which is certainly admirable, but which above all testifies to the immense struggle his teammates are facing.
Liam Lawson's first two weekends were cataclysmic, costing him his job and causing his demotion to Racing Bulls, when Yuki tsunoda went the other way. The Japanese driver's debut with the Austrian team was not much better, with no points and an elimination in Q2.
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The second Red Bull scores fewer points than the Sauber
The failures of Red Bull's second-string squad, however, do not date back to this season, and Lawson's predecessor, Sergio Pérez, also had a difficult end to his career. The Mexican had started 2024 rather well, with 107 points and four podiums after seven races, but the rest of the season was a slow agony.
The Guadalajara native scored only 45 points in the next 17, until finally convincing Red Bull to fire him despite a contract running until the end of 2026. Sergio Pérez's poor form is reflected in the numbers: over the last ten race weekends, since the Singapore GP, the second Red Bull has scored only 9 points compared to 186 for Verstappen.
This terribly low total for a team aiming for the Constructors' title makes the number 2 Red Bull a car less successful than all the others over this period: even the Sauber drivers scored ten points over the period! Because of this, the Austrians lost their team title, which went to McLaren and Max Verstappen became the first driver since 1983 to have won the title with a team that finished third in the standings. As a symbol, the last person to have achieved such a feat was Nelson Piquet, whose daughter Kelly is Max Verstappen's partner and is carrying their first child. Quite a coincidence.
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Maxouille the Rascal
08/04/2025 at 02:01 a.m.
I only see Daniel Ricciardo possibly being able to drive this car.
vincent moyet
07/04/2025 at 04:19 a.m.
...moreover, looking back over the last 3 seasons, Newey seems to have designed a very effective car that started to show its full potential midway through the 2022 season and flew through 2023. Since then, the direction Verstappen has been asking for has clearly been going in the wrong direction. It's a car that suits him but is getting worse and worse. And Newey left because Verstappen's demands took priority.
vincent moyet
07/04/2025 at 04:15 a.m.
For Perez, he testified that the car suited him at the start of the season but that development was oriented according to Verstappen's requests. Since RBR didn't start from a blank sheet of paper, the current car is an evolution of these developments. RBR is stuck: they have to give Verstappen the car he needs, otherwise he'll barely be able to reach the podium. But that means sacrificing the second. Why in this case make the second drivers waltz around since everyone knows they can't do anything about it? Hope to find one who can pick up a few points with a car designed for Mad Max?? And indeed it's a trap: if Verstappen leaves, he'll win elsewhere but RBR will sink.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
07/04/2025 at 01:27 a.m.
Data that should prompt Red Bull management to finally question the RB21! Beware of the "Marquez syndrome" for which Honda had developed a Moto GP that was absolutely unrideable for all other riders, Honda now playing a role in Moto GP since Marquez's departure to Ducati where he triumphed once again!
Alain Féguenne
07/04/2025 at 12:54 a.m.
How is it possible that the 2nd Redbull is so bad!!!! Look at Sergio's results at the start of the season... extraordinary!!!! Then after 5 GPs... nothing... That makes you wonder!!!