The race winner at Bahrain was exactly who everyone expected as World Champion Max Verstappen led the Grand Prix from start to finish. Behind him the battle was closer but it was Perez who made it a perfect Red Bull result with Ferrari's Sainz completing the podium.
I think the pecking order for this race is RB, Ferrari, Merc, McLaren, Aston. Last year it was RB, Aston, Ferrari (maybe Lec gets P3 unsure), Merc, Sauber
Honestly this is slightly depressing as a fan of the sport, we've had periods of dominance in basically every era but the gap between team mates is crazy. The whole thing is wrong right now, huge heavy cars and all the management that comes with it, artifical racing that can't be fixed, and just to rub the salt in the cars aren't even exciting to watch! remember when alonso did some laps in the R25 at abu dhabi, simply watching that car gave me goosebumps, especially how lively it was. so to summarise, the cars are; too heavy, too large, too complex and boring to watch race. The 2026 cars are still not enough, and even more artifical due to the active aero. I'm not saying "bring back the v10s" but I'd ditch the hybrid entirely, move to synthetics, drop the weight as much as possible and bring back inwashing front wings.
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Maybe watch the laptimes a bit better. Max is easily a second per lap faster than everyone else. They have increased the gap
A repeat of 2023. RB will focus on 2025 as early as possible while others try to close the gap / understand their own car / understand the RB concept in 2024.
Can we have a couple of new teams please… At least that might add some interest and the new drivers could shake things up. The driver roster is as stale as the teams line up.
I think the pecking order for this race is RB, Ferrari, Merc, McLaren, Aston. Last year it was RB, Aston, Ferrari (maybe Lec gets P3 unsure), Merc, Sauber
In agree although I think it is Ham, Nor, Rus, Pia.
I think the pecking order for this race is RB, Ferrari, Merc, McLaren, Aston. Last year it was RB, Aston, Ferrari (maybe Lec gets P3 unsure), Merc, Sauber
In agree although I think it is Ham, Nor, Rus, Pia.