McLaren is ahead of Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors’ race. Now for Lando Norris to put pressure on Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title.

Now, when you have a dominant car and/or a dominant driver, you can get away with a little added weight. That was the case with Red Bull in 2023, as the RB19 went into the history books as the most dominant car in the sport’s history. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez combined to win 21 out of 22 Grands Prix a season ago, a new record in the sport.

Max Verstappen’s Formula One race engineer, GianPiero Lambiase, has been promoted as part of a restructure within Red Bull Racing following the departure of sporting director Jonathan Wheatley. Wheatley will leave Red Bull in 2025 to become the team principal of Audi’s new F1 team,