The Red Bull may no longer be the “fastest car”, but with that playing a part in creating a sixth different winner for this season at Silverstone, Martin Brundle believes F1 is in for a “truly epic 18 months of racing”. Having dominated last year’s championship in record-breaking fashion with the most wins in a championship, the biggest winning margin, and a 10-race victory streak, this season Max Verstappen and Red Bull are having to work for their wins. So much so the Dutchman’s back-to-back losses in Austria and Silverstone marked the first time since 2022 that he lost two races in succession, those also being that year’s British and Austrian races.
In total Verstappen has lost five Grands Prix this season, but as they were all won by different drivers, he is not only holding onto P1 in the Drivers’ standings but has managed to extend his advantage to 84 points over Lando Norris. It has, however, put a bit more pressure on Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship where they are 71 points ahead of Ferrari with McLaren a further seven off the pace. But it is the Woking team that Red Bull have to keep an eye on as they have narrowed their deficit from 115 points after Norris’ win in Miami to 78 today.
Brundle reckons Red Bull’s RB20 is no longer the pick of the field. Verstappen qualified P4 with a broken floor for the British Grand Prix before crossing the line in second place in a Red Bull, which Brundle wrote in his Sky column , “no longer looks t.
