Max Verstappen has already won the championship

Max Verstappen completely dominated the opening race of the season in Bahrain. Once again F1 fans find themselves frustrated at what is looking to be another season of dominance by Red Bull and Max Verstappen. But is this anything new? F1 is a sport of era's and it's more logical to be
disappointed at the teams who fail to be competitive and mount a challenge. But what really makes F1 fans angry at Verstappen and Red Bull? Enjoy!
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[@markmcginley559]

The main reason it took RB so long to catch Merc for all those years was the PU. Their aero was on point. Just took them getting the power to eventually catch them

[@pranc236]

Yeap. Ppl forget that RB had the best chassis that whole time. Merc had the best engine and ferrari were cheating sensors.

[@yugarten8523]

@@pranc236 RedBull didn't have the best chasis back in 2019-2020

[@MarianoLu]

@@pranc236Ferrari: we are checking..

[@AndreiGrigorean]

Came here to say exactly this. People are only now realising RB has been the best F1 team for 15 years now. It's just that dreadful Renault engine that kept them back during Merc dominance era.

[@pranc236]

@@MarianoLu switch to plan L, plan L. 😂

[@senminatorobama1461]

i just got told that he already won the 2026 season

[@evanroldan9566]

And Every Season After that Season Then Red Bull will surpass Ferrari in Wins and Championships. Then Ferrari will go Bankrupt.

[@feisaljauharitufail]

​​@@evanroldan9566maybe not into bankruptcy but I can see that possibility.

[@PublicRestroom88]

@@evanroldan9566Ferrari is a multi-billion dollar car company, it doesn’t matter how much they lose in f1 they won’t run out of money.

[@doppelkupplungsgetriebe]

​@@evanroldan9566 ferrari has other means of making money outside of f1 so that's not possible

[@mx1593]

Max will win every championship (most of which will be perfect seasons) likely until he retires

[@titan_fx]

FIA : DRS after lap 1 to make more fighting for position Max : +1s ahead of Leclerc in Lap 2 Yeah, pretty much sums up the 2024 season

[@huracanmedia1661]

Max had a total of three push laps, 1-2 to create the managable gap and lap 55 for fastest lap. Max cruises to titles 4 and 5 and if they get it right for the new evolution of engines/chassis in 26 could easily see out first 8 title winning driver. It was over before it started since there are no meaningful rule changes in 24/25

[@mx1593]

@@huracanmedia1661 Depending on when Max retires, he’ll definitely have around 17-18 WDCs under his belt. At least 9-10 of them will be perfect seasons.

[@powerkingez9682]

to be fair i dont feel the why didnt anyone catch up to mercedes, like we know why its because they had a 700million dollar yearly budget but now that everyone have the samde budget and RB even having far less windtunnel time i feel like the other teams arent doing remotely enough, simply not good enough

[@Shoelace349]

I don’t think it was 700 million, and don’t forget the other top teams were spending just as much and sometimes even more from 2014 to 2020… the narrative that Mercedes were spending sooo much more than everyone else doesn’t really make sense..

[@Sy-cl8gg]

They have Newey and these regulations just so happen to suit the greatest aero engineer in motorsport

[@egeveke]

Agree, he is probably the only engineer who was around when they first did had these aero regulations back in 90s

[@668DarkWolf]

I agree 100%. The other thing is Red Bull dealt with Renault engines being completely awful for years. Between being down on power or blowing up, their aero wasn’t able to be really used

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

Max or Red Bull are not to blame; its all other teams who do a terrible job.

[@vincenzomazzella9080]

The new rules actually prevent teams from fixing their car. If you nail the concept at the start of the regulation you are set. If you don’t, the cost cap and the engine freeze prevent you from developing the car to catch up.

[@rembrandrembrand]

if design guru adrian newey goes next year to another team,there might be over for redbull dominance,as long as adrian stay with redbul there is no chance to beat redbull..

[@kityhawk2000]

​@@vincenzomazzella9080 exactly! Unless one of the chasing teams is able to do the equivalent of reinvent the wheel they don't have a hope of catching up

[@michaeldecock3952]

@@vincenzomazzella9080 I half agree on this. But this year, Red Bull have redesigned their concept almost entirely since last year and they're still dominant. It's not like they just took their RB19 and added onto it. So I see no reason why no other team can design a competitive car while Red Bull can design 2 monsters in a row.

[@xenteko7249]

F1 is to blame for these shit regulations. Why the fuck is there an engine freeze multiple years before the regs even change? Alpine are backmarkers because they can't address their engine limitation, and Merc can't use their advanced suspension. This entire regulation cycle was tailor-made to pander to Adrian Newey, and it's gonna cost the idiots at Liberty Media billions of dollars, as people quit watching en-masse.

[@whogivesafack-ch3lj]

People should also give credit to max. He's simply untouchable. I don't think anyone can really challenge him even if someone else was in checos car. The car would need to be much better than the rb for max to lose. And even if max has a slower car he will finish 2nd in every race and still win because of his consistency. I've never seen someone so dominant, never having a day off, always being the best

[@feisaljauharitufail]

Agreed.

[@mertcanhacfazloglu4862]

He wins maxium of 2-3 races in 2023 season if he was driving another car and one of the other top drivers was driving Red Bull

[@leonardoluc6362]

@@escos0410 omg yr nuts

[@aaronb4936]

@@mertcanhacfazloglu48622-3 races is more than anyone else won in 2023. So that’s a top level performance

[@sarminder4357]

Max spends all of his free time racing in sims. He's whole life is just driving.

[@scottrobinson4611]

Red Bull have given him a rocketship once again. But he also deserves respect for not really having bad days or making mistakes. He's just so consistently performing at the best of his ability, and getting more out of the car than his teammate can. Obviously none of this would be happening if Max didn't have the best car, but I'm also not sure any other driver would display the same speed and consistency in that car.

[@Lcster]

one way to put this is. redbull's dominance = car max's dominance = himself

[@user-vk3dv3mi6h]

@@Lcster another way to put this Max dominance = himself Lewis dominance = car

[@rembrandrembrand]

why should he do mistakes,if the car is perfect you cant make any mistake :)))...

[@scottrobinson4611]

@@rembrandrembrand That's not true. The car isn't perfect, nor is Max. Sergio Perez makes mistakes in the same car, for example.

[@code01372]

@@rembrandrembrand😂😂 tell me you’re a dts fan without telling me

[@abdullahf.siddique]

Don't care if Max will win every race and championship by large margin..but if there is no battle from p2 to p20..than that will make it a boring season

[@allenmontrasio8962]

It's kind of depressing to compete for second place, though.

[@abdullahf.siddique]

@@allenmontrasio8962 Atleast, it's good to watch😞

[@f.o.8547]

​@@abdullahf.siddiquelmao

[@jamarij5814]

Nah bro me personally I don’t care if he wins all the races but like someone please at least make him fight for his wins😭

[@bakashinji]

@@jamarij5814this. Verstappen’s dominance is impressive, but he never has to fight for the win. Sometimes at the start of lap 1 he might have to defend, but then he just takes off and is just driving around the track for the entire race like he’s on a nice Sunday stroll. If he actually had to fight for the win it would be more exciting for sure

[@CarimboHanky]

adrian newey with his note book, walking down the grid, having a closer look at the other cars, probably thinking of ways he could take ideas from others and add it to the RB20 for a little more dominance 😂

[@lohca]

8 years of Merc domination… 3 years of RedBull… I think a few years more redbull won’t hurt the older fans

[@daveruda]

before that Redbull dominated 4 years. Why do you accept one team domination but not the other?

[@lohca]

@@daveruda I accept every team dominating. If the other teams can’t beat them can’t blame them.

[@jamal202z2]

@@lohcathe Mercedes domination was interesting. Because Lewis either had a good teammate in Nico or a rival.

[@kityhawk2000]

Mercedes domination wasn't Mercedes and Hamilton winning every single race. Which is basically what this is. I keep seeing people pointing at Mercedes or Senna/Mclaren or Schumacher. The difference is you either had 2 teammates fighting each other for the championship or you had another team who were at least able to challenge for a large part of the season. You also had poorer reliability so even dominant cars could lose races due to malfunctions. This season and the last has none of the above so stop saying its just like those other times, because it's not

[@steffighter144]

@@jamal202z2 No it was not. Maybe in some years 2016 and 2018, but not in the other ones

[@cz-bundy6896]

We watched Michael then Hamilton. We are watching another legacy in the making. Senna Michael Lewis and now max

[@Lanse1984]

There is Max, then everyone else. This guy is special on another level

[@shawcobra]

Great car + great driver = RB currently There are quite a low of great drivers currently that could even beat out max, but are driving noncompetitive cars right now, and that's the current stare right now in my opinion.

[@silasmayes7954]

He is significantly more dominant than Michael Schumacher and Lewis. That record is also getting better over time.

[@Lanse1984]

@@shawcobra I don't think so. Not over a season no one would get close.

[@egeveke]

As Toto stated perfectly Max is in another Galaxy -- really really hoped that Ferrari and Mercs were much closer this year. I just don't get it why they cant get their shit together.

[@pimjcb9964]

​@@shawcobraRussell, Leclerc, Toto, Alonso and even Lewis all say that Max is unbeatable right now. People who live in F1, that makes your opinion look ridiculous. Right now at age 26 he is the best driver, no matter who his team mate is. Eventually that will pass as well, and a new driver takes over his spot.

[@hattorihonzo8340]

Something people are forgetting is everyone has high def pictures and video of the RB19 floor. They’ve all seen the RB19 from top to bottom. So there’s no more excuses for these teams, they’ve seen Red Bulls secrets

[@GloomGaiGar]

except Red Bull completely changed concept with the RB20

[@hattorihonzo8340]

@@GloomGaiGar they’re still the same down wash side pods..? just moved the cooling inlet

[@theGoogol]

2021 was special because it ended 8 years of Merc dominance. This is year 3 of Red Bull dominance and now it's all boring all of a sudden?

[@benn8793]

Exactly. If we're lucky, we might get a season like 2021 every 5-10 years. What skews the perception of some is also, in my opinion, the fact that Lewis is usually portrayed by the media as a saint and Max is often the exact opposite. Max's personality is very polarising.

[@theGoogol]

@@benn8793 : Lewis plays the media by telling them what they want to hear and being what he thinks people want to see. Max doesn't play. He is who he is and says what he thinks. He just races to win, not to be liked.

[@benn8793]

@@theGoogol 👍

[@greatBLT]

At least Nico and Seb were able to fight Lewis for championships

[@benn8793]

@@greatBLT Because Nico had the same car as Lewis. After Nico retired, Mercedes decided to bring in a clear number 2 with Bottas. And the championships in which Seb was able to fight a bit were always decided early because Ferrari ran out of steam halfway through the season at the latest. So the end result was actually the same...

[@alvori1]

if you want competition go watch F2 or F3. We are watching a living legend in action when we see Max drive. He is just to good. You need to respect and appreciate the kind of level Max shows on track, even if you are not a fan of him. He is just the best right now.

[@Sy-cl8gg]

Then they should remove the cost cap as well

[@andresmolina2796]

I can respect the hell out of Max's performances, but that doesn't mean I'm entertained by them

[@xenteko7249]

Bullshit. Max is a great driver, probably the best in F1, but he's dominating because the car is dominant. You think a shit driver like Perez finishes P2 in the championship on merit? Swap him and Lewis, and the situations would be almost identical. Lewis wins almost every race, and Max struggles to get a podium.

[@febsho9613]

@@xenteko7249Max is so much better than Lewis it’s crazy

[@jamal202z2]

@@febsho9613nope. He’s not

[@vg666]

The other teams have to step up, it's unacceptable that they're so far behind. All those resources and they can't come close

[@WolfPackAlpha-sn2sw]

“All those resources” doesn’t actually apply under the cost cap though. We’re seeing one downside to the cost cap. If you don’t get the regs right immediately it’s hard to catch up. Red Bull was the only team to nail it in 2022, that put them VERY far ahead and the cost cap makes it hard to catch up let alone KEEP up

[@vg666]

@@WolfPackAlpha-sn2sw they changed their car design substantially from 2023 to 2024. Other teams had their chance but chose to copy the 2023 Red Bull.

[@DonLee1980]

why did it take 2021 for someone like redbull to take the fight to Mercedes? no, they were always ready to take the fight to them right from the get go, but both Mercedes and Ferrari refused to give them a competitive engine. On equal engine power and reliability, my money is on Redbull to win. Everyone's refusal to help redbull caused them to go with Honda, which worked out pretty well, even tho it took a longer time to get to

[@imbadatcod7208]

yeah indeed, I just want him to get over 103 wins and I will be pleased

[@limitedmark]

Yep I bet stupid Zak Brown is regretting letting Honda go.

[@boon240]

The problem with F1 at the moment is that we don't have a Max Verstappen to fight Max in his dominance like we did when Lewis was dominating.

[@anne29030]

you sure you watched the 7 titles of Lewis? Mercedes some times lapped the second team so far they were ahead.

[@boon240]

@@anne29030 yes they did but Max kept Mercedes on their toes and would win here and there. Max domination no one is close which makes it boring. There's a reason Ham-Bot-Ver is the most podium combination in F1.

[@19megamustaine85]

@@anne29030 Simple 2014 Hamilton beat Roseberg ,2016 Rosberg beat Hamilton ,in 2019and 2020 Hamilton dominated ,but had of weekends and Verstappen does not have of weekends !

[@kityhawk2000]

​@@anne29030 Dont know what championships you watched but in 2014 and 2016 I saw the drivers championship decided in the last race of the season. In 2017 and 2018 I saw championships where Ferrari where leading for half the season.

[@kristiankoski3908]

Red Bull didn't even look that dominant. The best car at the moment for sure but Carlos could easily keep up with Checo on a Red Bull track. It's not Red Bull that is dominant, it's only Max.

[@citoante]

There is a lack of alpha drivers. Ham and Alo are old now. Only Ver left. All others are betas.

[@ruohonleikkaaja]

@@citoanteso much yappage…stop it

[@citoante]

@@ruohonleikkaaja fair enough.

[@finn.linn.1250]

@@ruohonleikkaajaHe phrased it in a yappy and cringey way. But he is right tbh. Leclerc folds under pressure. So does Lando. Russel and Sainz don't have the pace and none of them are as consistent as Max.

[@ruohonleikkaaja]

@@finn.linn.1250 i guess so. I think of the top drivers Norris fits the description of a solid driver pretty well but then it kind of feels like it doesn’t. Idk.

[@boiii6354]

We're cooked for non redbull fan

[@evanroldan9566]

Just don't let your Emotions control you

[@theGoogol]

Great time to become a Verstappen fan

[@escos0410]

@@theGoogolI’d rather stick a kitchen fork in my left eye!

[@tellurius4951]

As a Red Bull fan, you all are done

[@DS-vr7ut]

great if you’re a non rb fan, 2hrs of extra time to spend on something else each sunday, its simply simply joever.

[@vatsaldvora]

I know what will happen next. FIA and Liberty will see the viewership drop amongst “new” or “American” fans and introduce a rule change to nerf the Red Bulls

[@adamn7125]

They said they won't change anything for 2025

[@bendreczko9054]

​@@adamn7125they said the same thing in 2020 for 2021 then cut hoels in the floor to slow down the mercs

[@alvori1]

i hope not, but money talks. And FIA and Liberty are very USA minded. They have no problem with destroying the sport if it makes more money

[@fnsniper4280]

lol, they did it to Ferrari, Williams, Renault and merc. Why is it suddenly unfair

[@EntropicExergy]

They can't nerf RB without doing it even worse to others. That is because RB relies on solid engineering giving them an all-round good car, as opposed to merc who had to rely on gimmicks that are easily banned.

[@nadiaslijter1255]

We have had dominance in almost every sport. Cycling, skating, boxing, running, I bet we can all name a few that dominated the sport for some time.

[@countmorbid3187]

The difference with other dominant periods is Max making no mistakes and not having off days. Give him an equal or better car and he will win if no mechanical failures or getting torpedoed.

[@Chyeahokay]

Max put new softs on, instantly does fastest lap, then Proceeds to pull away from everyone else at a staggering pace for 20 laps, without using his true pace, or even damaging the tires….. rb20 is a lot faster than we realize. Also, during the Mercedes dominant era, it was a lot harder to catch up because of the insane amount of money merc were spending, compared to everyone else…. Now with the budget cap and wind tunnel %, we can see all the teams are closing the gap. Everyone besides redbull is very close.

[@DonLee1980]

Remember at the end of 2021, when people said Max is a great driver and will be one of the all time greats, people quickly shut it down, saying how he only had a handful of wins and 1 championship, and that it will be a long time before he in the conversation. 2 years later, he's already got 55 wins, and potentially could catch up to Schumacher by the end of next year.

[@rubenpapa100]

with the most dominant car in the history of the sport... you missed that bit out. otherwise your correct, he is an all time great and probably will eclipse Schumacher

[@finn.linn.1250]

@@rubenpapa100Uhm, Schumacher drove some equally dominant cars. I'm not 100% sure which season it was, (I think 2003) but he finished every race on the podium. In 2004 the Ferrari was so fast even the team was confused. And Hamilton? Great driver but he also drove some crazy dominant cars. I mean the only reason Mercedes didn't win every race 2014-16 was down to strategic mistakes, the car itself was simply untouchable. Max has no competition from his teammate which makes it more boring than Mercedes dominance. It's impossible to become on of the statistically "all time greats" in F1 without a crazy fast car.

[@mr.fister4738]

​@@finn.linn.1250Schumi had 100% podium rate in 2002 not 2003

[@finn.linn.1250]

@@mr.fister4738thx ofr correcting me bro

[@6sentient]

Eras of dominance naturally come in cycles - whenever there is a reset of rules, one team nails it and if that team has a driver clearly capable of gaining multiple wins, you get a dominance,it's just how it goes. BUT, the reason max/rb dominance feels especially irritating for non max/rb fans is the media agenda that praises the max/RB combo as supernatural/god given/prophetic/normal/natural/premonitory. The dude is doing his job,given the rocketship he has been granted paired with his taleny, but the fanbase and the media is hyperinflating it to the point where it's clearly artificial and synthetic. When 2026 comes and some other team nails it, that dominance will get annoying aswell, but i am pretty sure it won't be this...forcefed,for a lack of a better term.

[@ResizeFilms]

I know a lot of RB fans who aren’t liking this, not only there no emotion watching those boring races, Verstappen is so far ahead that its fans can’t even see it on the TV during the whole race other than at the start and crossing the finish line. How ironic.

[@ivonanedyalkova2274]

The next 2021 could be as early as 2026. 😬And the Mercedes dominance was a pure engine power. Red bull aero is always on point but that Renault hybrid engine was just messed up. Ferrari will always find a way to screw it up.

[@MajieB]

I mean rumours are actually swirling that Max jumps ship to Mercedes for 2026 amid the power struggle at redbull and the reports of the powertain project being behind others.

[@Darrow1991]

Yesterday tells us that this year is going to be a lot like last year. Interesting racing for all positions but first. And being able to Marvel at one of the all-time greats at his peak. I get where some see this as dull. I don’t; I am going to enjoy watching Max in his glory. And I am neither a Max, nor a Red Bull fan.

[@rick6083]

People need to also realize we witnessed one of the most dominate seasons ever in formula 1 by any driver

[@BigGreenPeugeot]

And this year will beat that

[@joeywars]

The fact that max just blew the doors off the grid in a car concept that last year was considered not great is hilarious. The entire grid is driving the rb19 now and max is still destroying them. He is the greatest of all time.

[@Bananananananannananananna]

Sargoat is just letting max have his fun. Everyone knows that max only seems good cuz sargeants just going easy on everyone.

[@BigPapiChi]

⁠@@Bananananananannanananannahe’s collecting data where the oil is so he can report back to us back in the states to devise our invasion. Logie bear Sargoat 🖤💚

[@joeywars]

@@Bananananananannananananna 🤣😂

[@ageofrosso2852]

The only way this will stop is to have F1 do major reg changes every 3 seasons..

[@93SupaFly]

its not max or redbull faults that other team is very bad.

[@greenforest8575]

Exactly.

[@yugarten8523]

they don't have the luxury of spending as much as they want like RedBull had pre 2021 !

[@finn.linn.1250]

@@yugarten8523So what lol? Different regs, different cars, many new circuits... The money spent pre-2021 doesn't affect shit anymore.

[@quigglyz]

@@yugarten8523 Please rethink your logic, friend.

[@rentaro23]

Red Bull's success is the result of all the things working out greatly: the driver/s (Max is really great showing that he's refining his racing craft, Checo is inconsistent but really has a good tire management and defense), the power unit, Newey's genius, the pit crew, the calls and strategy from Hannah and their race engineers. Mercedes is the same in their prime: Lewis and Valtteri having a phenomenal 1-2 finish, the W11 still being a rocket.. and a stable one at that, Allison's wits, the pit crew, the calls and strategy of their own, and also Toto's strength to hold that team together for so many years. People need to accept that there will always be dominance when a team gets it right, Ferrari looks strong in quali and even Charles had the chance on Bahrain if not for his shitty lockups on braking, along with Russell having a superb race but suffering from battery problems. Also during Qualifying, the gap is ~1.3 seconds, far better than before, meaning even Haas, Sauber, and Williams are indeed catching up due to the cost cap.. it's just a matter of REALLY getting things right. Personally I love Red Bull's dominance and Max as a driver, but I also want some competition down the line, heck I even want Alex Albon to win at least 1-3 GP. I also want Lewis to win, every driver to do the same as they all deserve at least 1-2 wins in their career. But it's up to the other teams to figure out how to challenge the current World Drivers' and Constructors' title defender, and we may see that in 2026 when the regulations change again. Also for non Max fans, just don't look at his name when he's dominating and I guarantee you, the other drivers' battles and racing are a sight to behold.

[@tandemawd]

RedBull didn't have the PU to compete with Merc for a long time and Merc et al refused to sell them a PU for that very reason. No team wants to give up their advantages. F1 will always be about who innovates and maintains a performance lead. Then factors like who drives for your team will make s big difference. I think we can all appreciate the fact that if there were 2 Sergio Perez at RB then all of the championships would have been 2021 closer.

[@vladdorian..]

Nobody complained when Hamilton won. Now as soon as max has 2 years of domination. “Enough :( this isnt F1!” But everyone was quiet from 2014-2021/2022.

[@Lanselot2069]

i don't blame max or red bull. i blame everyone else. 9 out of 10 teams are not stepping up. GET IT TOGETHER!

[@anne29030]

amen. It is great watch Red Bull, it is not so great to watch the others make a joke of it.

[@40uldierb0Y]

As dominance, complaints about dominance will always be in f1, especially now with the social media era.

[@minimaxi6173]

The reason why we as "fans" are hating the current red bull is because we are told to hate it. Sky sports propaganda been strong for years now, strong Brit driver bias and especially Hamilton. The Lewis is winning, it's sir Lewis breaking records, when it's max, it's all Adrian neweys success and gigabrain. Vettel was tarnished for years by the broadcast, only for fans to organically come around to him when the hate was redirected somewhere else.

[@Parker--]

The difference between this era and the Merc era and why RB has been so completely dominant is that despite Merc’s cat having a bigger margin from the field, Max is Max and Lewis isn’t Max, so opportunities to catch Max slacking off or not driving to full potential isn’t there like it was with Lewis.

[@MajieB]

You just upset CultLH. Max doesn't have an off week the car did in Singapore but if you look at 2023 the biggest mistake that Max made was bumping into the wall when exiting the garage in Silverstone.

[@kityhawk2000]

​@@MajieB lol Max doesn't make mistakes because there's zero pressure on him and he's just cruising most of the time. Before 22 he on occasion made mistakes when he was under pressure or fighting hard against someone. I know CultMV fans hate to hear it but Max is just another great driver in a great car. He's not the second coming of Jesus.

[@CarimboHanky]

the true mind blowing thing was max having a 1+ gap after lap one, totally defeating the new DRS rule 😂🤣

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things also No Carlo Sainz No Party 🎉🎉🎉

[@jeremias9659]

For me and probably most of the people (i guess) its not that Max Verstappen dominates, but how he dominates. In other eras surely there was a dominating team, but they were also some other teams that got wins.

[@mr.fister4738]

and there werent that many dominent eras that lasted longer than 2 years max

[@vilehunter0074]

But do you guys remember Lewis Hamilton completed a race on 3 wheels in Silverstone that was also a dominant performance no discredit to him but that was what happened before Max dominated and don't get me wrong Merc put out an amazing PU and great chassis and aero in hands of Lewis who was really at his peak and drove with extremely high precision but I think this time RB have also nailed it all chassis aero and the Honda's engine with a guy who is willing to drive a car to the top of the step even if it is snappy or to say he prefers a car that oversteers like crazy making his teammate also look not that competitive.

[@TheAtomAnt22]

I'm watching the WEC/IMSA this year, the first race was already pretty good, I'm not a Max fan, but he is unbeatable at the moment, even more so in that RB

[@namugriff]

I always remember the Ferrari/ Schumacher years together where the basically dominated to the point he was winning the championship with races to spare. You get these periods of a single team dominating the sport. Merc dominated the hybrid years from basically 2014 till 2021, as they got the best out of the engine rules compared to other engine builders. This time Red Bull have been able to get the leap on the new ground effect rules of the cars, and everyone is still trying to play catch up as the engine manufactures can't help out and make more powerful engines to compensate.

[@rosek7114]

You know what angers me? The amount WHINING I have to endure as an F1 fan. Jesus Christ, are other sports fans this pathetic?

[@martdaboss]

Awesome content as always :)

[@BillOverthere]

I am watching F1 since 1990, even in the days of Williams and McLaren dominance in the 90s and with Ferrari dominance in the zeros there were times that two or three teams could win some races. The last proper season with multiple winners were the 2010 and 2012 seasons both in both of those seasons were taken to the wire with more than two drivers able to win the championship.

[@purpletigerracing7087]

I listened to the race on KZbin while at work, then watched it when I got home from work. There seemed to be a lot going on in this race. The Ferrari's fighting, LeClerc having Issues. The Williams drivers having their issues, LS was possibly going to get a decent result(top 15) until his steering wheel decided it didn't to participate. We got a few solid switcheroo's. This was a pretty interesting race if you look at it ss a whole and just accept the battle for #2 is what you're watching. If Ferrari put Sainz on Mediums or softs, he's fighting Checo at the end. Not sure how Mediums we're working, I dont recall seeing anything other than softs or hards. By the way Danny Ric just established he's not Redbull material, those days are over. He couldn't pass Tsunoda on softs. Loved his little entitled radio comment about it. That was great. All while Yuki was actually sizing up K Mag for an overtake. So, maybe we can all get excited about Max setting records for wins, laps, grand slams, whatever. Im here for it. Toto's disgusted, defeated and exhausted look was a thing of beauty. Completely exasperated at having what looks like the 4th fastest car and being in a solid fight for 3rd between Aston and McLaren. How are these csrs havimg cooling issues when it was 65 degrees air temp and 75 degrees track temp. That seems almost ideal for cooling Maybe not so for the tires.

[@rars0n]

I think people underestimate how good the 2023 season was due to the fact that Max and Red Bull won so many races. And while yes, it's more exciting when there's a chance of someone else actually winning a race, there were so many great moments despite Max being so far ahead. I think it also helps that the RB19 wasn't miles ahead solely due to engine power like how Mercedes dominated. The majority of the field were quite closely packed together and in-season development reduced some gaps and made the fight for points very interesting. Considering how dominant Max was, I think it was actually one of the best seasons in recent memory. And of course, you have to give credit to Max for taking a great car and delivering a level of consistency that I honestly don't think we've ever seen from any F1 driver ever. Seriously, if you can think of another driver that was so consistent over the course of a single season, please let me know. My only real complaint about the 2023 season (aside from many moments of terrible broadcast direction) is that I think it could have been even more enjoyable had there been a touch more unreliability in the cars. It's never fun to see your driver at the front suffer a sudden catastrophic setback, but such curveballs make the races themselves, and the season as a whole, more interesting.

[@Scotty2303]

Honestly, because of Twitter I'd be completely okay if we don't get another 2021, at least not for a little while. As intriguing as that title fight was, 2021 was comfortably the worst season I ever seen in terms of sheer toxicity (and I remember thinking 2016 was bad). It brought out the worst in everybody involved, both in the paddock and online, and I think the increase in fans due to DTS only emphasised that. I'm not saying I want to see just one team or driver winning forever, far from it, but I just don't think another 2021 is what anyone needs, certainly if the ending is anything to go by.

[@AloneRacecar]

Of course people can be frustrated with how one team/driver can be winning all the time while everyone else is having a difficult time with catching up. But as we know from the F1 history, this particular form of racing is all about who can cook up the best car. I mean there’s a reason what the “Formula” in Formula One is supposed to mean. But luckily for race fans, they’re plenty of other forms of Motorsport that isn’t Formula One. Take the World Endurance Championship for example, lately it’s starting to pick up some traction. Especially since that now in 2024 they have a whole diverse roster of cars and drivers! Sure endurance racing is by its nature long and at times boring. BUT it’s much more unpredictable compared with F1.

[@boosted__]

If you only watch a race to see who wins you're not watching F1 correctly

[@epic2owls]

i doubt dominance will ever disappear, especially with the pack getting tighter and cars getting more reliable. The difference is that team dominance shifts more to driver dominance rather than bits of both. If all cars are pretty much equal or close and don't dnf on their own, the best driver on the grid (as long as they are consistent) will dominate regardless.

[@wakkosan]

Let's just hope that it was the circuit and on future ones there will be a Merc or a Ferrari close to Max to put at least SOME pressure.

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

Clean sweep for Max this year. Unless someone crashes into him or he gets ill, it'll be 24 in 2024.

[@belislemathieu2061]

The problem now is that the developement of the car is so regulated, that when a team dominate, they dominate until big rules change.

[@suave-alpaca8412]

honestly they could’ve put Max in other car, even the less competitive one, I think Max would still be able to score point with that. A lot of drivers have good raw pace, but Max has amazing consistency. He puts fastest and fastest and fastest lap every lap. It’s just effortless for him

[@CarimboHanky]

yep, at one point GP his engineer told him the pace was good, to which max replied with "you want more pace?!" and i was like 🤯 so even with this huge gap, he is nothing giving it all.

[@daveruda]

Before 2021 Max was in that other car and he was nowhere close to the top dog

[@DirtRoadBoyz2]

Agreed, it's over, there will be no competition racing up front.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

I'm taking bets on when any driver - even for a single second - other than Max leads a race this year. Most people are going for 5-6 races into the season which seems about right💀

[@speedster8138]

As an F1 fan since Baku 2021, you nailed exactly how I feel about F1 recently. Getting used to it 😅

[@harshhapani7230]

the 2021 competition is the only reason why we now don't like domination

[@morturiom9651]

the problem is that verstappen never ever has a off day. in the merc era we atleast had rosberg and sometimes bottas fighting hamilton. and ferrari and Red bull who could win.

[@mondodimotori]

Imagine if now he doesn't win, this gonna look pretty silly.

[@bernardliquete9292]

2022 Season was the greatest, "What Could Have Been" for Charles and Ferrari. Somehow the team always manage to go on a downward spiral...

[@micahkiyimba8641]

As soon as we moved to ground effect it was ineviatble that the greatest designer in F1 hstory was gonna create an unstoppable aero machine. And now they don't have the massive engine deficit of 2014-21 so it's wraps.

[@iliasezzahiri1899]

A 2021 title fight between max and Charles would be epic

[@ivolodewijckx8006]

The only difference between the dominace periods of Mercedes and Lewis and Red Bull with Max is that during Lewis his period, he never was this consistent during a hole season.. Even when his car had at least 50 hp more the their direct opponents, still Ferrari with Vettel or Max and Ricciardo and Lewis his own teammates were abble to win some races because Lewis him self was never this consistent especially at the begin of the seasons. And now Red Bull have the complete package with Honda and one of the best technical ingineering department and tactical team, pitstop crew and of course Max for who is just winning not enough, but he wants to approache perfection and domination during a race weekend.. Because he knows the feeling during his first couple of years in F1, when his team and him self did try for them selfs everyting in their power to fight for the championship, but there was an unfair advantage between the teams.. And of course in F1 there always will be teams dominating just like Red Bull right now.. But aleast all the teams started from scrats before the new regulation change last year with the same oppertunities..

[@KeithCaptain]

The difference from 10-20 years ago is reliability. The field is as close as it’s ever been. Less than 2 seconds over the entire field. Remarkable.

[@Qrinity]

F1 is a tech series. If people want racing, more people should talk about WEC,IMSA and Indycar.

[@johnshaw359]

No way, it's going to be knife edge.

[@Baxr]

That’s what I’ve been saying the other teams can’t even manage to compete for ONE racing lap…

[@blauekits7782]

Like mentioned in the video(4:45), it's a Constructors thing. Personally(opinion incoming) I think the problem is the restrictive Budget Cap regs. Instead of a sliding scale ATR it should be a full Budget allowance thing. The lowest constructor has the biggest percentage of their total budget they can invest past the Cap to improve and it slides down to the winning Constructor. To make it fair, that same percentage used to improve is deducted from the prize money payout and given to teams who remained within the Cap. That way if a problem goes beyond aero(where ATR is useless) then its fixable so teams have better chance of being competitive.

[@blauekits7782]

Case in point are Alpine, Mercedes & Williams. Their issues have gone beyond aero with an engine deficit, a chassis issue and out-of-date development facilities respectively. A wind tunnel won't fix those but strategic funding can. RBR also had significantly less ATR last year & they just avoided the wind tunnel all together and it didn't have any effect at all on the RB20 which goes to show ATR is useless in terms of determining the competitive order.

[@brendanfoster5320]

I’m just hoping this Horner scenario throws the driver lineup into disarray. The RB is the best car on the grid, but it’s only been shown to be so ridiculously dominant when Max is in the car. If he went to Mercedes, for example, I genuinely think we’d have a title fight on our hands, especially if someone alright gets into the RB. I’ve already written off 2024, but I have high hopes for 2025, and there might just be enough off track drama to get us to that first race next year in one piece.

[@peterjazii6925]

I honestly hate the energy “ the season is over, congrats to Max” “why redbull dominating” “formula is dull” “the season is gonna be boring” BROOO THIS IS FORMULA 1 .. it’s often like this.. there’s always someone dominating!! Just enjoy the other nuances, stories, engineering marvels, of the sport. 2021 spoiled you all.

[@penusliski]

Considering Red Bull is probably toning down the engine similar to Merc at the beginning of the hybrid era not to look too ridiculously ahead, I'm afraid there are not many rules FIA could change to stop them. Unless they introduce some penalty system to punish the frontrunner, any technical rule change would be easily tackled by Newey in no time

[@stefanstenroos6344]

From 2006 - 2010, five drivers won a WDC. Since 2010, only four drivers have won a WDC.

[@jacobknock6559]

icl the cost cap isn’t great at the moment - I saw someone say that it’s not like Merc or Mclaren or Aston or Ferrari can overspend to catch up it’s ’an advantage locked in for years’ (pardon the meme reference) and Red Bull are just such a well oiled machine they don’t make pit stop errors, they rarely make strategy errors

[@maxartemas5995]

I'm a MV fan, but it's like watching him shoot a tied-up bear

[@schniggy46]

key difference is the fact, that lewis in the early hybrid years acutally had a competent team mate, who challenged him for the title

[@richardreed-eaves2148]

DRS is a big down for me too. It's now far too easy to overtake, there are almost no lengthy battles. Even when Verstappen qualifies 10th you still know he's going to just blast past everyone down the straights. The modern reliability levels don't help either. Nobody hardly ever breaks down meaning the same car wins every week. I've watched every single GP live since 1985 and seriously now considering dropping my subscription to sky and just watching the highlights.

[@f1champ551]

Same for me to not watch live on ESPN in the States, where you can watch highlights of the GP on KZbin because... I am Snorlax with Jigglypuff... Eat food (diabetic to stay alive) and have a long ass sleep (reason why I couldn't watch F1 on live TV anymore).

[@cheese2742]

F1 has more fans now than the Mercedes era for sure, so has more voices. But f1 is straight up more boring now. 2014 to 2016 Merc were arguably as dominant if not even more than Max is now. But at least we had teammate battles in Lewis vs Nico, whereas Checo cant even get within half a second of Max in a single lap. 2017 to 2020, whilst Merc were on balance the quickest and Lewis domainated a lot, he wasnt winning races like Max is. Plus there were at least five races a year (esp in 17 and 18) where mercedes didnt have the fastest car. Bottas didnt exactly challenge Lewis too much but at least could match him over a single lap, whereas as mentioned Checo is so far behind Max. The Merc years werent the most thrilling, but 1000% better than now

[@danyb97]

● Your words are 100% correct. ● F1 is a constructor's championship not a drivers championship. ● A good car will always give a driver the title.

[@emileishak1428]

I know max is going to kill it again and everyone is over it already but everyone needs to understand that they are in the presence of a LEGEND in the making in front of your eyes and he is going to break all the records. Whether you like it or not, whether the ratings will drop or not, whether you hat him or not... You will RESPECT him. #Levelsabove #kingmax #teamRB

[@karloveliki5373]

I got to the race broadcast a whole hour late, saw Max was leading by 18s and just decided to skip it. Gonna be a fun season..

[@oskotwala]

WEC and wrc are much better for entertainment

[@ftc-nl1041]

Until Max starts racing there...

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Yeah but none of them are FORMULA ONE

[@oskotwala]

@@Hero_Of_Old ok so ?

[@SamBrickell]

I feel like there wasn't half this crying even when Lewis was on his 5th straight championship.

[@Zeiss120]

First five to ten laps he was ahead by 5sec. He kept the lead most of the race above 10+ sec gap. Fourth is in the bag for Max this year unless the RB is unreliable.

[@lMobiuscidl]

I want Adrian newey's book

[@yammt3148]

It's okay! WEC is already off to an interesting start with Porsche/Penske getting the first win of 2024! I'll be fine.

[@DragoDDraven]

I agree that one should not blame Red Bull for a "lame" season they just made a better car with a top driver and it´s the job of the other teams to make things interesting, it´s their job to catch RB.

[@blenzo8344]

People gotta realize as long as Newey is in the sport. It's not gonna be fun to watch. We can only thank God that Red Bull didn't have a good PU from 14-18

[@Axle0Bullitt019]

I am following F1 for the fact that Engineers can with the season before a tire I turned. But I have never just followed a single racing franchise. I show up to F1 for great cars, I show up to WRC, IMSA, Super GT, and various other spec/BOP series for the racing.

[@markintosh9281]

I love RB dominance because it will always end. I hope RB also will win the 2025 season and then after that we will see which team will get it together from 2026 on. Just enjoy how a team and a driver are so in sinc with each other. It is up to the rest to catch RB.

[@MarkDewet]

Nikki laudi saw it before all of us.he said it loud but no one take him serious in 2016,nikki jad no reason to blow up max,but he warned us by sayin"a tallent of a generation"

[@BrianTelevision]

Schumacher at Ferrari had 5 in a row. That’s just how Formula 1 is. There is dominace. The problem is so many races. When there was under 20 races the season would end and you would have a real off season. Now there is barely an off season. Plus how will F1 keep people’s attention for 24 races?

[@patrickbuildsit]

Red Bull fans are race fans, too. We’re not excited about it, either. We want to see some racing!! I’ve never been a bigger Ferrari/Mercedes/McLaren fan!

[@FatCandyProduction]

"We don't like dominance" Yet the most populair drivers of all time are the onces that dominated their time in F1. (Schumacher, Senna, Vettel, Hamilton). Also I prefer this dominance where it's not just redbull, It's Max himself. With mercedes it was always 1 and 2 driving away. But Checo is almost always battling like hell for that 2nd place. It's just Max who dominates. Which is to his credit even more.

[@Franky46Boy]

The Max Verstappen dominance is on another level. He simply is in another galaxy... Consistency... consistency... He drives the car like a metronome!

[@patrickb.8426]

"It's the car" 🤷🤷🤷