If there's any pressure on RedBull it's to keep Max! At any and all costs! Any other driver in their cars and they'd be lucky to be mid-field. Yuki is an embarrassment. I know he brings in big sponsor money, but a complete joke week-after week. Red bull will finish 3rd or maybe even second in constructors' title all thanks to a single driver. They better hope and pray they have a competitive car next year. The Astons are already making improvements.
Agree 100%, the roster of drivers that have failed to even come close to Max in the same car is telling. Both Lawson and Hadjar are out scoring Yuki this year in what should be the B team. Pérez had respectable seasons in 22 and 23 but the car seemed unbeatable those years and IMHO Albon did ok in the 1/2 season they moved him up but went backwards the next year.
Gasley, Albon, Pérez, Yuki, Lawson can’t all be the problem. Hopefully they don’t fuck up Hadjars career by making him the scapegoat next season.
Aston will be an improvement as long as Honda delivers a decent power unit unlike thier last all new one. If the rumours of Merc having the best engine right now are true you know they’ll be in the hunt as will Mac and possibly even Williams being able to steal a podium on occasion.
If RB fuck up the new engine and come in down 50 HP they may be fighting with Hass, Alpine and Audi for the scraps.
