The following weekend, with the US Grand Prix, we reached the end of the 2024 racing season, where Red Bull Racing currently looks to be the winner…
But one bad race or an unexpected technical failure is enough and this situation can easily change in McLaren's favor. Max Verstappen knows this well, who, in addition to traditional tools, also tries to find his advantage over his opponent through the good old psychological exercise:
"I think Oscar is a much better driver than playing the supporting role. He shouldn't have accepted that, although it's true that I personally have never been in such a situation. But for me, he is in no way a second driver and if I were in his place I would never have accepted this whole situation. Of course, I know, it's easy to talk. I've been here for ten years and Oscar Piastri is only in his second season in F1. But he's simply too good to give up wins and rankings because of his teammate and the team, just because it's asked of him. It's not fair to him!" - Verstappen emphasized, skillfully stirring up emotions.
