When Will Verstappen Be Stopped? 

- Driver who will make it to Q3 - Is fine being as number 2 - Has lot of experience - Wont challenge Max Valtteri Bottas

McLaren have definitely closed up the gap on Saturdays & short runs, but overall in race pace Max in the RedBull is still far ahead.

It is a great time to be a Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen fan.

Max isnt just the quickest on the grid, he’s also the most consistent. I don’t think Leclerc or Hamilton would have won as many Max has in this RB this year

As long as Verstappen has a competitive car, nobody beats him over a season.

I seriously worry that as long as Max’s car is within a couple tenths of the fastest on the grid, he’s going to win.

Why would you call the season boring just because of there being a clear winner? There has been so much good racing for p2 and down.

Can't see him not winning until at least the regulation changes in 2026... unless McLaren keeps the momentum going

The rules for 2021 were absolutely not targeted at Mercedes. If you're talking about the floorboard rules, they were put in place because Pirelli used the 2019 tires for a 3rd year and after Silverstone, they were worried the cars were getting too fast for them, and they even expected it to hit high rake cars harder, it just happened to be the opposite. If you mean the DAS, then yes, they made a loophole in adjustable suspension illegal, but they were aware of that one basically before even racing it. And it was banned before 2022 because it was originally banned with the 2022 cars (at the time intended to be 2021 cars before corona) and they left the ban on DAS in place for budget reasons since the budget cap was not delayed

Nice vid! Although some remarks. The 2021 rule change was anticipated to hit to high rake cars. About challenging Max, to beat him in a championship fight it's not about the other driver winning while Max doesn't. It's about being consistent over a season with maximising every single point. If Max isn't winning then he is most likely to be second (or at least in the top 3 given the car), Lewis learned that the hard way in Sochi 2021.

Aldas: At some point RB will be hitting the ceiling Some old guy with a pencil: "You underestimated my power"

Can you imagine the anticlimax when Max just leaves to WEC and the moment of "someone finally beating Max" doesnt happen

The power unit reliable yes but the rb19 went through a lot of gearboxes

You talk the way I feel!! This is such a good video 😄 This is absolutely a build up year. The more Max continues his dominance and proves himself, the more interesting it will be to see who can step up to match that level.

they keep calling it a red bull succes but fact is Max is what makes red bull a succes

The 2021 rules were not designed to intentionally slow down Mercedes. It was initially thought that Mercedes would be faster than what it eventually was and that high-rake cars wouldn't have the advantage. The rules were requested by Pirelli due to the insane levels of downforce that f1 cars had in 2020. Merc just couldn't design a good enough car for Lewis to win the championship, the rule change was no excuse for their shortcomings.

Maybe it's been frustrating and boring for you...but not everyone else. In fact i would have guessed that someone with your love and passion for the sport, you would have appreciated and in fact been excited by all the other racing up and down the grid and not have your assessment of the season dictated by one driver dominating.

I think we're about to enter a 2017/18 style era where Verstappen is still gonna win but the field will win more than 6 races in 2 years

He will be stopped when a consistent championship quality driver has a car 5 tenths faster than him, or has one as fast but significantly more reliable. I really don't think anyone is capable of going toe to toe with Max in equal machinery.

Lewis was only in the 2021 race because he crashed Max out at Silverstone and the race after Bottas crashed straight into Max's car - Max would likely have won both races and his lead before Silverstone was 34 points, he had been closer to 50 points ahead of Lewis, but due to the deliberate collisions from Mercedes drivers, Lewis was in fron after the Hungarian with a 14 point lead. It was criminal! Max was only outside second place in that season in Hungery and when he had a DNF. He was the best driver by far.

Great Video! Most people forget that this domination wont last forever and that the season will come where another team challenges Max for the title.

The point you make about Redbull's reliability is a great one, such an underrated aspect of a dominant car and driver pairing.

This season boring to watch? No, no and no! Just take MV out of the equation and you'll see the most competative season and most diverse podium in ages. So definately not boring. Who says that F1 needs a different winner every time. This is not Nascar of Indycar, this is F1, the pinnacle of motor sports: domination by one brand and catch up by others have been and will be inevitable, despite what FiA, FOM or Netflix fans want or try. Proof me wrong in the comments please!

I genuinely believe Max to be one of those rare beasts, a master of his profession who can extract extra performance from a car that isn't there when looking at data and testing. Senna was another, able to run his car consistently not just on its level of performance but over it too. If he's in a top 6 car, he's winning races no doubt. The 2023 season has been a stroll for him, but in a less competitive car he'd still be in the mix I reckon. He's so fast and consistent, and more importantly still brimming with the drive and determination required to be as successful as he is...

Buckle up haters. The ride has just begun.

Honestly put Nando in that Red bull. This old goat will suprise everyone. Fernando alonso World champion in 2005 2006 2024 That would just look stupidly insane

WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALDAS, THIS IS THE BEST SEASON EVER!

I love your videos!

I really appreciate your videos. They are insightful and above the hypes of the day/week. You having a pleasant voice to listen to comes as a extra bonus. Having said that, could you please pronounce the letter T at the end of a word? Only in the last four minutes of this video I noted targeh, figh, ouh, ah, thah, sporh, ih and buh (instead of target, fight, out, that, sport, it and but). It would really improve your videos to toplevel quality!

Fantastic assessments and insights sir. I’ve been saying for a while now that the worst thing that could happen to Max is for him to have a teammate that can actually challenge him. No, I agree with you RB does better with a clear number one and number two. But I do also think Checo needs to shake this case of the yips and score a little bit more than he is currently.

Someone mentioned red bull bringing a zero pod design in 2024 as a joke, but just imagine if they did that. The rage would be biblical. I'd love them to do it in pre season testing for the first day as a meme

I think its relatively safe to assume Max can win up to 5 WDC until 2025. 2026 seems like the most realistic chance for other teams and drivers to stake their claim.

Why do people keep saying that this season has been boring ! 😂😂😂😂 There is an extremely engaging battle for second in both the divers and constructors championship.

As soon as Lewis Hamilton gets a car as good as his.

I hope so 🥲

Maybe im weird but i actually preferred this year to the last two and didnt find it boring or too predictable. Ok, so max won pretty much the whole thing... i agree that part is pretty dull. But, seeing Aston Martin in 2nd place at the beginning, then an equal fight between ferrari and mercedes over that space and now McLaren gunning for it at the end... is that not the definition of a competitive season? Its fun when you have a title fight between two top drivers like in 2021 but it can also be annoying as all the focus goes to those two to the detriment of everyone else.

whats the music on the backround? name?

Honestly I feel like piastri will be a major competitor in the future

I can't see 2024 and 2025 going to anyone else but Red Bull and Verstappen. I think (and hope) it will be much closer however with 3 or 4 constructors winning multiple races. Rivals are starting to understand their cars more and catch red bull but I doubt it will be enough to topple them until the next major rule changes. 2026 its impossible to know. but it's exciting its at least on the horizon making it unlikely for this RedBull era to last as long as the Mercedes for example.

8:11 McLaren still have the excuse of being a customer team. Personally, I don't expect them to ever challenge for a championship while they use customer engines.

im surprised you still havent milked the audi/porsche/sauber situation

Except old and current world champions, the other drivers haven't been tested on the mental pressure they will be under once really fighting for the championship. That's a quality we have to see if they have it. We saw Charles putting it in the wall once leading the championship. Max consistency will wear down most others.

2026 regs got me nervous. Logan Sargent will stop them, you heard it here first.

We need Michael Masi back as race director, it's been boring ever since he left the sport because of that one little incident in 2021.

I think next year we’ll see 3 teams win multiple races, but RB probably wins still. 25 will be a crazy year, and in 26 we’ll be back to having some team dominate the new regs. I think the papaya team nabs one of those two (25 or 26.)

The 2021 rule changes were made to slow down the cars, not Mercedes. In fact before testing everyone even Toto and Horner thought the rules would hurt high rake cars.

Whenever stroll stops declaring himself world championship (stroll 21, stroll 22, stroll 23, stroll 24)

Daily reminder that the only other driver to win so far in 2023 won by not being faster but rather slower enough

Personally don't see him losing the championship until the next regs change in 2026, and even then we thought 2022 would massively hurt Red Bull and it didn't.

The rule change for 2021 was not blatantly to nerf Mercedes. In fact before the start of the season, the judges were still out whether these changes would benefit a low-rake chassis (Mercedes) or a high-rake chassis (Red Bull), Only during winter testing it became clear that these floor changes benefitted Red Bull more than Mercedes. But these changes were made to compensate for technical development and slow down the cars a bit to not give Pirelli more tire headaches.

When someone gets a competitive car, Hamilton, Leclerc, Norris, sainz, Russell, piastri

Where does this narrative come from that the 2021 rulechanges were made to slow down Mercedes? They were there on request of Pirelli to slow down everyone and Bacu showed why. Pre-season everyone even thought the chance would impact high rake cars more than low rake cars.. Mercedes just screwed up their design, just like they did in 2022. There were other rulechanges in 2021 that were targeted at certain teas like the change for pitstops, but none of those hampered Mercedes.

Remember Vettel having one lap to qualify and nailing it first try. That was a pretty dominate Red Bull as well. Or leading by more than 30 seconds in clean air. It never lasts.

While I don't fault like drivers like Schumacher, Hamilton, Vettel,max for the dominance they've experienced.I think that the sport could benefit from a tad more of some simplification and or standardization of some components to kinda make it like NASCAR or indycar in terms of getting the cars to parity and letting the drivers be more of a determinating factor. Don't get me wrong I have been a fan of Hamilton since 2007 and I respect Alonso I hope both take it to max and let the best driver win. Keep it clean😊

Easy answer my friend. Whenever Red Bull is also stopped. Max is at a super high level but until we can get other elite drivers (Fernando, Lewis and perhaps Lando nowadays) to have top tier cars, Max is going to steamroll.

When he doesnt have best car anymore. He is top 3-4 driver anyway and has by far best and most consistent car, so its not much of a question. It would be interesting if few cars were on par with redbull. Once the outcome is not known from the start, tension and pressure are much higher. And, as much as i think max can handle the pressure, it would inevitably result in a few mistakes on his end. Not saying he wouldnt still win on an even basis, but he wouldnt be nearly as dominant as this. Now he drives like he knows hes gonna win in any case, is relaxed and full of confidence. Would be nice to have more equal season and put top drivers to more pressure

We’ll just have to see how much of an advantage Red Bull starts with next season. If they can keep re establishing the gap by solely focusing on next years design by the summer break no one will catch Max until the new regs are introduced in ‘26

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When i turn off the tv. NOW!

It is Max's and Red Bull's consistency that make them so strong. So even if you give the other drivers mentioned a competetive car, the driver and the team altogether need to show a similar level of consistency in the next two years. Yes, even the driver's championship is a team effort as we experienced in 2022 with Charles Leclerc. He did make some mistakes, but who knows how his mental fortitude would have stabilized with a proper functioning team. And don't forget that Max also made mistakes in 2022: For example, out of the blue he spun in Hungary driving towards his next win on P1. He only regained first place because Ferrari put Leclerc (against his will and even seeing the performance of other hard runners) on hard tyres and therefore he was basically a sitting duck as Max easily caught up to him again. Or as Max binned quali in 2021 in Saudi Arabia in the very last corner as everybody thought he had that pole safe with that 2-3 tenths lead over Hamilton. Nobody is perfect und unbeatable. But the combination of Max, the car and the team Red Bull is surely a very hard and tough opponent to go against. And in 2026 we indeed don't know anything. The cards will be mixed anew.

You can with any power unit on the grid, except for the Renault. lol Anyway, you can’t blame Ferrari or Mercedes. No one can beat Newey if his chassis has a good PU.

I know it probably won´t happen but i want Hulkenberg to get the second Red Bull seat. He´s friends with Max. He would accept being a second driver at a team like Red Bull and he´s a good qualifier. In this Red Bull Hulkenberg would have done much better than Checo but then again it´s not hard to be better than Checo this season.

I don't get why you guys think it's boring, I had the same with any dominant season, why is everyone watching only the number one spot, that's like watching only the finals in football world cup, the field is closer than ever not counting RB and I'm honestly enjoying it a lot

they worked theeir ars very hard 4-5 years to build the team that got them 2021 and with that knowledge + newey brilliantness they have all for all untill next rules changes. unfortunatelly for the rest of us :))

Leclerc is not as good as Aldas wants to

Ppl forget Max is cruising after the first corner or when he gets in front. He's cruising and watching the big screens ppl, singing and joking. Apart from when he has car problems he's on easy mode. Not being challenged by anybody and least of all his team mate. We haven't even seen the Max squeezing everything out of this car yet. He wasn't joking about tire management starting the out lap.

I would like Nando to red bull so much

True

I dont think the reliability of the rb19 is anything special, there really hasnt been many reliability issues even for ferrari or alpine

You keep on saying the 2023 season is BORING. The season is not boring at all, plenty of nice racing to see! That Max is in his own league doesn't make the season boring.

This season isnt boring. Those who care the most or only about who wins think its boring. Change your mindset.

Humans can't stop AI.

You never really know in F1 look at Vettel and Hamilton a decade ago. Vettel had 4 to Lewis's 1 title.

Your point about "Red Bull not even trying to get a strong second driver/evenly matched pairing unlike Ferrari who tried to go for Hamilton-Leclerc" (which was complete conjecture btw) completely falls in the context of Red Bull trying to sign Norris as recently as within the last year and a half. I don't know how you give weight to the Hamilton-Ferrari rumours but not Norris-RBR, when the latter was at least acknowledged by Horner and Marko as true whilst the former had no support from either party. Gte out.

It will be Oscar

Adrian Newey is 64 and has already tried to retire from F1. He won't/can't stay forever, and losing him will be a huge blow to RBR dominance. Losing Honda engines are likely to create some issues, too. There is no denying Max has talent but stick him in a bad car and he's not going to keep winning.

No Aldas, the Renault power unit is dog wank

Don't think it'll happen before 2026 changes

Current RB engine is 100zHonda

When another team gets a better car 🤷🏾‍♂️

I don't see Lando, Charles nor George being able to beat Max over a season, especially when you look at the mistakes they have made and ruined great achievements (although Lando hasn't made any huge mistake in a while now). Can it be Piastri? Maybe. He hit the ground running and is really close to Norris in his first season, but at this very moment, I think only Lewis and Fernando can put up a fight, and still, it's gonna be very ugly. As long as he is at least three tenths behind the fastest car, he's good enough to win.

@3:00 You say that it doesn't matter if you have a RB power unit, or a Renault, you can still win 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I hope never

I think Max is the great differentiator at this point, a few others for sure caught up, Mclaren most def are on pace at times and sure predict Piastri too to become extremely hard to beat in the future? Max is just mature now combined with that raw speed, super fast I don't think anyone at the grid can beat him in that second RB19, was not always the case. I used to think Lewis, Fernando are on pace and hated it haha, now I just have no choice but wonder at that young mans pace. Leclerc is not up there imho, neither is Lando, don't get me wrong the yare super good drivers, not at Max level though he is just one of these one in a gen and perhaps then some? Piastri is imho the next hope, Fernando too is mentally strong and refuse to drop pace but Max is Max, combined with a car like that no wonder

F1 2023 season being boring??? Obviously must be joking!!!! Yes!! RB / Max has given us a mind blowing driving experience in how to maximize the teams ability to provide the best race car in F1!!! But .......... RB/ Max's performance aside, all F1 fans have been spoilt for life as they are witnessing unbelievable performance from the RB / Max team while watching one of F1's hotly contested inter team completion between all the other teams.

I remember this same conversation when Lewis Hamilton was winning everything

If Max has the car, he will cruise

All things being equal; if Schumacher hadn’t crashed into Hill and Hill won that 94 title, Lewis would have the most titles in F1, and maybe 2021 wouldn’t be so contentious. I have no idea what got me thinking about that. Nice video btw.

Why do you want him to be stopped? His incredible ability to drive an F1 car is just wonderful to watch… …

boring? it's been brilliant ! Zilly boy.

Ty once again FIA for ruining a great regulament with TD39

I think in 2024 it will be closer with mclaren and if ferrari make a comeback but i dont think he will be stopped that year. Realistically in 2025 i think we can have a strong title fight

Never heard so many complaints about dominance or boredom when Hammi was winning.. Such bias! The entire Red Bull/Honda operation are functioning at likely the highest level of consistency we will ever see in F1. Shame the complainers keep themselves from appreciating the remarkable accomplishments we're witnessing the lastast couple years.

He will be stopped when FIA decides to Look at everyone in history, Schumacher/Ferrari 2000-2004, Hamilton/Mercedes 2014-2020 When they will release new rules and changes affecting them directly, which I suppose will be around 2026 Then he will be stopped

RB should go after Fernando for their second car. They’ll still favor Max but add to his legacy (if they’re as invested in that as it seems they are) by giving him a champion as a teammate to beat.

2:55 STOP THE CAP

I think it will take more than jusg having a quicker car than a Red Bull to beat Max. Whoever it is, needs to have their team being on par with Red Bull operationally especially with pitstops and strategy (McLaren are the closest in that regard but still need to prove it when the pressure is on for wins or poles) . Red Bull are miles ahead of most teams in those departments. They also need to be as ruthless and unforgiving on track as Max is.

Never

Honestly I don’t think if max is pair with Charles , he’s actually beat him He just lacks that sauce , that extra scope to not make some mistakes

If marko leaves then we wont have to deal with max