Max Verstappen’s crushing defeat of his two latest F1 team-mates has led to suggestions that Red Bull’s design department is too fixated on his driving style at the expense of the other driver in the team.
In this video, Scott Mitchell outlines his argument for why this is nothing more than a myth and for how Verstappen’s towering advantage over his team-mates comes from his superior adaptability rather than any intentional design focus.
He also dissects the idea of a specific Verstappen driving style, and ponders how far along his career transformation – from a fast-but-raw F1 youngster to the complete package – the Dutchman is at this point.
