Red Bull "Best Prepared" For New F1 Season Since 2013 [Deleted] Motor Sport

[Tom]

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Christian Horner says Red Bull is emerging from the coronavirus lockdowns and starting the 2020 Formula 1 campaign "the best we've been prepared" since 2013, the team's most-recent title-winning season.

 

[Franco Pinion]

I can't wait to see Verstappen under pressure. See how he reacts. So far he has had little pressure, if he didn't win a race in the past, it didn't matter as he was in a RedBull (hardly ever favourite). So being in a championship battle will be such a new experience for him, it will be interesting to see how he responds to that.

 

[Birdman]

I don't think Verstappen will be champion, but not because he needs to "learn "something.

It will be because his car isn't fastest, which is almost always why a given driver doesn't win a race or championship.

With some notable exceptions of course.

 

[Geezer]

Even when his car was the fastest he did not win(or maximize points intake).

The speed of his car relative to his competitors is not his greatest weakness. His problem is that he causes too many collisions, lucky for him he is rarely penalized as he should be. In 2019 he caused at least 10 collisions, and that was supposed to be his "clean" year.

Crashed into SAI in Bahrain
Crashed into BOT in Monaco
Crashed into HAM in Monaco
Crashed into LEC in Austria
Touched LEC at Silverstone
Crashed into Kimi in Spa, TWICE!
Crashed into someone at Monza T1
Crashed into HAM in Mexico
Crashed into BOT in Mexico
Crashed into MAG in Mexico

Verstappen will end up like Vettel, coddled by his team, but never corrected for his faults. Maybe he'll get a dominant car like Vettel did and win a couple championships, but he won't fix his greatest weakness until he is held accountable for it.

 

[Sad Professor]

I am not really a Verstappen (or RedBull ) fan but appreciate the talent and determination he has. He reminds me lots about Senna's raw talent and utter unwillingness to accept anything but victory.

Verstappen gets into everyone's head and most that try to take him on wheel to wheel (most of the time) come out 2nd best, even Lewis! That says a lot.

Love him or hate him. He is very special and will go on to win a lot if he gets the right car.