After the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, the Formula 1 world arises above all: Can Max Verstappen and Red Bull make the fight for the World Cup exciting again? RTL expert Felix Görner has an exciting answer to this in his Sport.de-Kolumn and says: McLaren should better dress up!
Will Laurent Mekies become a master maker? At Red Bull, people say: Darn, we had released Christian Horner earlier and got Mekies, the chance of the fifth World Cup title from Max Verstappen would now be much bigger!
The chance is still there. There is a showdown in Singapore. If Verstappen wins there on the only route that he still lacks in his collection, it is a three -way battle for the World Cup. You can say that very clearly.
Mekies and Verstappen are a unit, have a wire. This means that Red Bull is now coming to every Grand Prix and is quick from Friday. The simulations, the preparations in the factory, the wire between the driver and technology fits. This is a homogeneous unit. And that is dangerous for McLaren.
Why McLaren has to tremble before Verstappen
With McLaren you can already see the knees. They showed a nerve weakness in Baku that has not yet been known at all. They had a penalty to get the World Cup. This is only postponed, you will do that. But they still made a lot of mistakes. And in a phase in which you can normally put the lid on it. That is the amazing thing about it.
With McLaren, the nerves flutter because it goes towards Crunch Time in the World Cup. There are still seven races to be run and from behind there is a blue primeval power with Max Verstappen. It is now so dangerous because he has the maximum trust in the car again. When he wins in Singapore, on a route on which Red Bull usually has little chance, the whole thing is very likely to tip back towards moving. This is at the moment the pepper in Formula 1.
Red Bull was actually already dead, but deadly life was sometimes longer. You can see that again after these two victories.
Schumacher’s Formula 1 dream is already bursting again
The driver question at Red Bull becomes, as from sport.de already reported exclusively, announced according to Mexico. This is an open race when you see how Lawson fights Tsunoda and is also Hadjar in the middle. You have three iron in the fire.
Tsunoda is proof that the Red Bull has become more mobile, more predictable. It is a vehicle you understand. Therefore, it has not yet been clarified who will drive alongside Verstappen in 2026.
It was sad this week that Mick Schumacher is not an option for Flavio Briatore at Alpine. According to Cadillac, the last door for Mick has now closed to drive Formula 1 again next year.
However, we look forward to the showdown in Singapore, which will give us the answer to the question: Is it still a duel for the World Cup, or is it a three -way fight in which Max Verstappen will be the laughing third party?