Much to the dismay of many F1 fans, Max Verstappen dominated again in the 2024 season opener, but his dominance on track is about to be overshadowed by a civil war between his father, and the team to which he owes his success on track.
Author: F1DNA
All the signs point to a closer battle this year, although at the moment Red Bull remain beatable only by themselves, it promises to be an interesting few races where we find out who can unlock a precious few tenths. For it is just those few tenths which could end up making all the difference – the top 5 is separated by just half a second, and the entire field by about 1 second! Norris, dark horse today – definitely had the pace for the front row and perhaps even pole ahead of Max – but the Brit had a…
Concern etched on the faces of Red Bull Racing engineers huddled around the first firing up of the new engine this week, with their team principal of 20 years escorted off the property and taken away to a “secret location”. A belittled and tarnished Christian Horner, bruised by internet gossip and rumours of sexual misconduct, sits in a dowdy lawyer’s office. He would be cross examined for 8 hours by a team of corporate lawyers from Austria. This isn’t the kind of start to 2024 the World Championship winning team envisioned. Under Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull GmbH in Austria were the…