Red Bull is the team to beat in Formula 1. And max verstappen, the pilot called to continue accumulating world championships in his record. In this 2023 he already dominates with an iron fist after seven races, achieving five victories. His partner, Checo Pérez, has achieved the other two.
The Dutchman mocks the copies that the rest of the Red Bull teams are making. Very clear the pontoons of Mercedeswho took an important leap forward in the Spanish Grand Prix with a double podium Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
“It’s not just the pontoons, it’s a lot of things that have to come together. And I’m not even the aerodynamic specialist…”, the Dutchman said in a statement published by the newspaper ‘Marca’.
“I think our next update will be without pontoons! So let’s see if they copy us!“said the Red Bull driver.
Christian Horner has also spoken about it: “Now they will surely arrive, since we have less tunnel hours and they will get closer. Mercedes has already done it, Aston is around and Ferrari will.”
Red Bull is the outstanding leader in the constructors’ world championship. It has 287 points. Second is Mercedes, far away, with 152 points. The team from Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, with 134 points.
Regarding the drivers’ championship, Verstappen has 170 points. Checo is second with 117. And the Asturian driver looms a long way off with 99 points and five podiums in the first seven races of the year.
