Marko is staying very very quiet lately LOL -https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/nine-things-we-learned-f1-2025-austrian-grand-prix/ Nine things we learned from F1's Austrian GP Tsunoda is completely lost Image Unavailable, Please Login Yuki Tsunoda has rarely looked as strained as he did after the Austrian GP. He admitted he was at fault for a clumsy clash with Franco Colapinto, was baffled that he was so slow, and came across completely lost after his worst race for Red Bull yet. Qualifying 18th looked worse than it was considering he was a relatively decent 0.26 seconds away from Max Verstappen in Q1, but the miserably uncompetitive race that followed was alarming. Tsunoda finished a twice-lapped 16th and while that was exaggerated by the time lost in the Colapinto incident, the subsequent pitstop for a new front wing, and a 10-second penalty served at a late stop, he was also suffering from terrible degradation. He said the tyres felt like they were "melting" and described the gap between his pace and the level he needs to be at as "massive". Tsunoda has gone four races without finishing in the points and he looks nowhere near changing that situation when things go as badly as they did in Austria. Which means when team-mate Max Verstappen gets eliminated, like he did on lap one in Austria, thanks to Kimi Antonelli's loss of control at the top of the hill, Red Bull's hopes turn completely to dust. Hence its first point-less F1 weekend since the 2022 season opener.
Not entirely fair IMO. Vettel never adapted well to hybrid, which is true...but Max has consistently shown how great his adaptability is. I'm willing to bet that his adaptability is better than ANY driver in F1 currently. I also disagree that Max needs a dominant car to win the title. 2021, 2022 and 2024 case in point. If lets say Gasly and Albon where piloting todays Red Bull as it currently stands, Red Bull would be lucky to have more than 20 or so points. Yet Max is winning races, putting it on pole, more often than not on the podium... IMO if Max doesn't win another title it'll be because he'll switch to another series before long. I think the 2026 regs will be so dreadful and so uninteresting to race, if the car isn't properly competitive he'll take an F1 sabbatical and go play with GTP, GT3 and perhaps the odd NASCAR or indycar car. 2028/9 if the rules are more interesting he'll consider a comeback.
