The McLaren of Lando Norris and Oscar Piatri this year the Formula 1 scale. This annoys the competition, especially Red Bull, who tries to get behind the secret of success with numerous means and great effort.
If the first races of the 2025 Formula 1 season have shown something, then that the McLaren MCL39 is the clearly strongest car in the field. The papaya bolide can do a lot better than the competition, the most serious difference in dealing with the tires. Norris and Piatri not only get the rubbers into the right temperature window faster, but also last longer. It is the be -all and end -all to win races.
According to a report of “Auto, Motor und Sport”, this is particularly annoying Red Bull, which takes many measures to finally get behind the secret.
Red Bull used thermal imaging cameras against McLaren
One of these measures: the use of thermal imaging cameras. According to the “car, engine and sport”, Red Bull wants to find out how exactly the temperature in the area of the tires behaves. If a McLaren comes to a stop, Red Bull focuses on the cooling shafts of the brakes of the MCL39. The tire temperature can be regulated via this.
So far, this measure has not led to success. And because this is the case, Red Bull, according to the report, also provides additional inquiries to the FIA in order to be able to read the decisive hint from the answers of the World Association.
The competition “bombs” the FIA with inquiries, writes “Auto, Motor und Sport”. Red Bull Racing and the racing bulls are most active. You have not yet found the solution in this way either.
After five races of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Oscar Piatri and Lando Norris lead the driver’s ranking with 106 or 97 points. Max Verstappen is only in third place in front of Miami’s GP with 87 points. In the constructors’ ranking, the British are even 85 points ahead of the first pursuer.