On Friday evening at Bahrain International Circuit, the Formula One Management crew busied themselves readying the podium area for the post-race ceremonials. A clutch of glitzy pre-prepared graphics cycled through on the giant screen behind the podium – including one screaming “MAX SECOND WIN OF 2025”.
Based on Red Bull’s current performance trajectory, that one will be sitting on the cloud server for a while yet.
In Bahrain the drivers who grace the podium do not spray the customary champagne but a non-alcoholic effervescent rosewater, Waard. Supposedly it’s easier to launder out of racewear than its alcoholic equivalent.
Not that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner would have…