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Max Verstappen has raced alongside a poor run of team-mates at Red Bull in the past year, but an F1 champion has been named as a solution to the team’s…
Max Verstappen has struggled with underperforming team-mates at Red Bull over the past year. The team’s former strong driver lineup featuring Vettel and Ricciardo has since changed with unstable driver rotations. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve suggests Red Bull needs a championship-caliber driver like Fernando Alonso to strengthen their lineup. Lando Norris and Verstappen contended fiercely for the 2024 championship. Red Bull historically recruited drivers from their junior program, but apart from Verstappen, no other Red Bull driver has achieved a podium since Sergio Perez in April 2024. Villeneuve emphasizes the need for Red Bull to acknowledge that Yuki Tsunoda’s current performance falls short, underscoring the importance of having a competitive teammate alongside Verstappen.
