Red Bull Racing, the year of all dangers

Introspection process! If the Red Bull team has really submitted to it, the success (or not) of the 2025 season depends on its success. A challenge that is even more perilous than it seems, and which will test much more than its technical ability to react. What will be at stake this season is nothing less than its integrity. That Max Verstappen has acquired the most convincing of his four titles in a hard-fought battle has not cleared away all the clouds that have gathered in the sky of Milton Keynes. Last year, many cracks appeared in the walls of the stable, chipping away at the souls too. Yes, the Dutchman did a fantastic job, even after – especially after! – that Red Bull's advantage began to disappear a quarter of the way through the season. He compensated for the previously unknown weaknesses of his machine. Too dominant the previous season, it had not been pushed to its limits enough to reveal its limits. For a time, in a rather unprecedented way, perplexity, even disbelief, prevailed among the men from Milton Keynes. Where did the evil come from and how could it be remedied?

The first response to explain the shift in the hierarchy was to blame the competition, pointing the finger at rivals forced to resort to subterfuge to break its