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The Man Who Ended Red Bull Win Streak, Carlos Sainz, Warns Max Verstappen of What Is to Come

Vidit Dhawan
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The Man Who Ended Red Bull Win Streak, Carlos Sainz, Warns Max Verstappen of What Is to Come

The Red Bull F1 team’s historic winning streak finally came to an end at the Singapore Grand Prix last month when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz produced a masterclass to win his first race this season. After finally registering a victory this campaign, the Spaniard has issued a challenge to Max Verstappen and Red Bull, as per Soymotor.

Even though the Milton Keynes outfit have undoubtedly been in a world of domination of their own this season, the 29-year-old believes that he and his side will not let their rivals continue their stunning run for much longer. After a difficult 2022 season, Sainz has indeed rediscovered his form and is the leading Ferrari driver this year.

Sainz has scored 150 points in the championship till now and is 15 points ahead of Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. After finally winning a race this season, the former McLaren driver is confident that his side is now the only team that are capable of fighting Red Bull for the wins.

Optimistic Carlos Sainz looking to step up to Red Bull

While speaking in a recent press conference, Carlos Sainz made his aims clear moving forward. The Spaniard explained how he is always “optimistic” and is now keen to step up to Red Bull after his first win this season.

As quoted by soymotor.com, he said, “In the last two years the only ones capable of standing up have been Ferrari. In the first half of last year and now Singapore. With the new rules, Red Bull is almost unbeatable, but if anyone can beat them, it is us“.

The 29-year-old then added that he feels that he is in the best place to “stand up in 2024“. After stating the same, Sainz added how Ferrari now very well understand where they need to improve to close the gap to Red Bull.

However, he did admit that Red Bull are definitely in the best position to improve even further, and hence, he believes that only time will tell if Ferrari can edger closer to their rivals or not. While the Milton Keynes outfit do not seem to have many “weaknesses,” they are keen to address the one area of concern this season.

Christian Horner keen to fix Red Bull’s issues before 2024

Following the conclusion of the Singapore Grand Prix last month, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner explained how they are keen to fix some of their weaknesses that were exposed during the race. Even though the Milton Keynes outfit failed to win that race, the 49-year-old believes they benefitted by realizing where their car lacks ahead of the 2024 season.

While speaking to Sky Sports, Horner said, “We just ended up in the wrong window and it exposed some of our weaknesses that the car has. It has actually been a very useful lesson for next year because it gives us a very useful insight on certain things that hopefully we can address in RB20“.

If Red Bull are indeed able to tackle their one weakness so far, they will be in a much stronger position next season. This is because, barring that one race weekend in Singapore, no team has been able to beat Red Bull, who have won 15 of the 16 races so far this season.

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Vidit Dhawan

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Vidit Dhawan, a Formula 1 Editor at The SportsRush, is intrinsically connected with everything around the sport — from the engine roar, the cacophony on the grandstands to the action. He fell in love with F1 during the inaugural Indian GP in 2011. After more than a decade of deep engagement with the sport, Vidit insists he will remain a lifelong fan of Fernando Alonso, and sees the future of F1 in Charles Leclerc. A sports fanatic from childhood, he discovered his passion for writing while pursuing a bachelor's degree in international and global studies. Vidit has written over 1,700 articles, ranging from news reports to opinions. He thrives covering live action, and loves to dig into the contrasting personalities in the F1 bandwagon and narrate their journey in life as well as the sport. Vidit also follows tennis and football, enjoys playing as well as coaching chess.

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