Thermal images and McLaren's brakes: How big is Red Bull's challenge in F1 2025?

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The pattern after the first six Formula 1 weekends of 2025 is clear: Max Verstappen can compete with McLaren over a single lap and compensate for some weaknesses himself, but on most Sundays he and Red Bull simply don't have the tools to fight the papaya cars over a full race distance.
The explanation for the smaller gaps in qualifying is twofold. First, Verstappen extracts everything from the ...Keep reading

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