A key factor underpinning Red Bull’s commanding season has been singled out. With a staggering 19 out of 20 F1 grands prix claimed in 2023, 17 victories credited to champion Max Verstappen, the team’s RB19 sets the benchmark for the 2024 aspirations of every other team. Yet, beyond the machine’s excellence, a simpler attribute has been pinpointed as the driving force behind Red Bull’s success.
“I think, in a nutshell, what we’ve seen from Mercedes actually explains the difference between Red Bull and the entire grid,” Tom Clarkson said on the F1 Nation podcast.
“I don’t believe that, at any point – maybe Suzuka – that Red Bull have been miles ahead of the opposition.
“They’ve just been more consistent.
“That RB19 has performed at every race-track whereas everyone else has been up and down like a yo-yo.”
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Over the past two seasons, Mercedes has grappled notably, with the recent Sao Paulo Grand Prix termed by Toto Wolff as the team’s “most challenging weekend in 13 years.”
In a bid to engineer a more competitive car for 2024, Mercedes has initiated internal adjustments, reorganizing key personnel.
Gabriel Bortoletto, the Formula 3 champion, said about Lewis Hamilton: He’s a legend. He has shown this. “There is no doubt what he’s capable of doing.
“He’s in a moment that he’s not liking so much. Mercedes is struggling to get its car back.
“But that’s how Formula 1 works. There was a time when Mercedes dominated the championship but now they are having problems, and Red Bull are dominating.
“Nothing is impossible.
“We’ve seen what McLaren did, getting close to Red Bull. Why can’t Mercedes do that, as well?”
