Who would dare sip the poisoned chalice? Who will take in them that drink from such a vessel? And what are the two-words missing from the whole shambolic Oracle Red Bull Racing saga?
Questions, questions with no answers, just opinion and speculation. That’s all we have.
It’s no surprise that the speculation is again, about their poor-performing No 2 driver. They have a history – Daniel Riccardo, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albion and Sergio Perez – of dealing with a problem with a replacement policy.
Who is next to step up and sip the poison?
Yuki Tsunoda has put up his hand to do so and bravo for him. We all get to watch and there is no reason that he will do a better job. In fact, why would Tsunoda put his career and reputation on the line when his current Racing Bulls’ car has easily shown it is quick enough to consistently finish in the points. Does Tsunoda offer anything better?
The conundrum at the moment, is that all the focus and attention is on their second driver being the problem. Search through the ever-mounting opinion pieces and those that know, will point towards the RB21, Red Bull’s 2025 season car. At the moment their second driver is taking the heat. Swap him out and fail again, the attention will then turn on Team Principal Christian Horner and the team itself.
Then there are the two words that few speak. Adrian Newey. In May 2024, Red Bull announced that the esteemed F1 designer was to leave the team, after almost 20 years at Milton Keynes.
He had joined the team ahead of their second F1 season in 2006 and was instrumental in the squad’s success over the years, claiming six constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ titles. Now that Newey has left to join Aston Martin, maybe they don’t have a solution for the RB21 woes.
And what of their No. 1 driver, Max Verstappen? Even he isn’t happy and is struggling to get near the podium. Given its history, it appears that for a number of seasons, the car has been deliberately setup for Verstappen. And what if he left the team at the end of a poor performing 2025 season? Who would take him in given what is appearing to be an extraordinary one-driver culture that has surrounded his time at Red Bull?
For us on the sidelines, talent will always shine through so let’s keep the faith!
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