A theory about each team’s “second driver” has♔ been tipped to decide the 2025 F1 drivers’ championship.

Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen is dreaming of a fifth consecutive drivers’💝 title which wou𒐪ld match the incredible heyday of Michael Schumacher at Ferrari.

Red Bull were let down in the constructors’ last year by Sergio Perez’s inability to score points, so they have replaced him with the talented 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Liam Lawson.

This quirk has ✱been compared to the fearsome driv🎐er duos of Red Bull’s rivals.

Constructors’ champions💞 McLaren have grand-prix winning pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Ferrari have matched Charles L♚eclerc with superstar newcomer Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes’ George Russell is joined by Andrea Kimi Antone𒁃lli, feted as a future F1 star.

Max Verstappen set to benefit from Red Bull teammate

Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz explained why Verstappen being so dominant agai🌜nst his teammate can actually aid his title ambition.

“The issue with saying it’s Charles Leclerc or Lando Norris or George Russell, is that’s also saying the team will have to manage 💃a very competiti♏ve teammate,” Kravitz said.

“With the greatest of respect to Liam Lawson, he is in hiꦓs rookie season, so Red Bulꩲl don’t have that problem.

“Esp💛ecially because it’s Lewis Hamilton joining Leclerc, especially because Oscar Piastri is on the other side of Norris and has been so competitiಌve.

“You might argue that💙 Mercedes will say ‘if George finds his wa😼y to fighting for the championship, alright Kimi it’s your first season, we’ll go with George’.

“But Red Bull don’t have that issue.

“Looking at how this Red Bull is, it doesn’t have some of t🌺🥂he drawbacks.

“Max said it couldn’t get worse th💝an la🃏st year’s car.

“I’m starting to think a good bet is Max to win his fifth c🅺hampionship.”

Jolyon Palmer pointed out the irony.

“🌊For years we said he’s got no help from a second driver, theꦬ second driver was too far away and could cost Max,” Palmer said.

“Now, the second d🍎river being so far away is helping Max, when y﷽ou look at the others.”

Verstappen i🐲s unequivocally Red Bಌull’s No 1 driver.

However, closest rivals McLaren and Fer♈rari are m♉ore hesitant to name a priority driver.

Last year, McLaren insisted on equal treatment for Norris and Piastri until it became clear that the former was i🎐n a d♍rivers’ title battle.

McLaren changed their philosophy to help Norris but he fell short. This ♈year, Piastri will aspire to out-driving his teammate.

Ferrari also refused to name a No1 between Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, both of whom won a grand prix las🐠t sea𒆙son.

Hamilton now wears the famous red but how Ferrari will ꦦtreat him compared to Leclerc remains a question mark.