The 2023 Formula 1 season was largely a coronation for Max Verstappen and Red Bull. By the season’s midway point, the Red Bull driver enjoyed a commanding 110-point lead over teammate Sergio Pérez in the F1 Drivers’ Championship and ended up winning the title dominantly, by 290 points over his teammate. Things were similar on the Constructors’ side, as Red Bull held a 229-point lead over Mercedes following the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Things are much different this year.
As the second half of the F1 season begins, Red Bull has just a 71-point lead over Ferrari, with McLaren only seven points behind the Scuderia. While Verstappen has a lead
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