‘Max and Red Bull are in better shape at the moment’.

This is what the former world champion suggests in the F1 Nation Podcast. Verstappen’s lead over rival Lewis Hamilton is only four points. The double zero result brings Red Bull 26 points ahead in the team standings after six Grands Prix.

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Honda knows: Mercedes will not “sit there”

Red Bull has better second drivers

“I think Red Bull and Max are in better shape today. But it’s always a long system and it can always change,” said Prost in the week before the French Grand Prix. While Valtteri Bottas seems to be getting less from week to week, the opposite is the case with Sergio Perez. “Sergio Perez is doing a good job and can help. Valtteri is in a very difficult physiological situation and it must be difficult to be on a team like this.”

Red Bull had to come from far away in the last few seasons and so the world title was practically out of sight until the summer break. In 2021 it will be different and so they are now leading at both world championships. “They had ups and downs,” observes Prost, who, on the contrary, is of the opinion that Mercedes now looks weaker. “Mercedes is now making small mistakes and misunderstandings. Also some nervous reactions from Toto, I’ve never seen that before.

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Red Bull still has to wait for luck

The 66-year-old alpine boss argues that Verstappen just hasn’t had the champion’s luck this season. That seems a little more the case with Hamilton, but according to Prost, it’s only a matter of time. “When Red Bull starts doing the right job everywhere, luck will show itself,” he concluded.