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

Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen is dreaming of a fifth consecutive drivers’ title which would 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson.

This quirk has been compared to the ꧂fearsome driver duos of Red Bull’s ಞrivals.

Constructors’ champi𝔉ons McLaඣren have grand-prix winning pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Ferrari have matched Charles Lec𓆉lerc with superstar newcomer Lewis Hamilton.

Merc𒀰edes’ George Russell is joined by Andrea Kimi Antonelli, feted as a future Fܫ1 star.

Max Verstappen set to benefit from Red Bull teammate

Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz explained why Verstappen being so dominant against 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 competitive teammate,” Kravitz said.

“With the greatest of respect to Liam Lawson, he is in his rookie season, sꦅo R🦹ed Bull don’t have that problem.

“Especially because it’s Lewis Hamilton joining L🌺eclerc, especially because Oscar Piastri is on the other side of Norris and has been so competitive.

“You might argue that 🔯Mercedes will say ‘if George fi🌳nds his way 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.

“Loo♌king at how this Red Bull is, it doesn’t have some of the drawbacks.

“Max said it couldn’t get worse than last year’s🤪 car.

“I’m starting to ﷽think a good beღt is Max to win his fifth championship.”

Jolyon Palmer pointed out the irony.

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

“Now, the second driver being so far away is helping ꧑Max, when you look at the others.”

Verstappen is un🔯equivocally Red Bull’s No 1 driver.

However, closest riva♓ls McLaren and Ferrari are more hesitant to name a priority🍌 driver.

Last year, McLaren insiඣsted on equal treatment for Norris and Piastri until it became clear that the former was in a drivers’ title battle.

McLaren changed their philosophy to help Norris but h🐈e fell short. This year, Piastri will asℱpire to out-driving his teammate.

Ferrari also refused to name a No1 between Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, both of whom won a grand prix las𝕴t seasoꦯn.

Hamilton now wears t꧒he famous red but how Ferrari will treat him compa🥃red to Leclerc remains a question mark.