Originally Posted by Ari
Canada was never a Red Bull circuit. We knew that a month or two ago. The Bulls finishing 4th and 5th was a fairly reasonable outcome on a points perspective.
In Turkey the Bulls were leading the race. They had it all to lose.... and they did. The Maccas did not win that race, the bulls lost it. You could argue they fell to the pressure, and maybe they did, but at the end of the day The Maccas with all their straight line speed were losing to the Bulls in mechanical grip around corners.
So after two massive races for McLaren where the Bulls lost a race and the Maccas used some track advantage we are where we are.
Now to look at where we're going. The next 4 or 5 tracks massively suit the Red Bull car. Simple as that. They're mechanical grip, cornering circuits.... mostly.
That said, the Bulls have now got their F-Duct organised. If it's only half as good as the Maccas one then that will be more than enough to continue their advantage.
I think we're all being glassy eyed about the last two races but when you really look at it, what did McLaren win? Bulls lost one race and the Maccas won another at a circuit we all knew their car suited.
For mine the Maccas are still massively on the backfoot for this championship and the bulls well ahead.
What McLaren do have over Red Bull however is a much better team harmony. It seems that they are more balanced in driver respect, more intelligent in strategy and more professional as a whole. While Red Bull will cut Marks throat to deliver Vettel a podium McLaren let their two drivers go head to head for the win.
We all know what happened last time a team tried to favour their driver over the line.... Kimi won a championship!
This season has a longggggggggg way to go yet. I think we all too quickly forget the impact 25 points has this year over 10 last year.