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As Red Bull hopes to enjoy another dominant Formula 1 season this year, Jenson Button has named the team most likely to beat the Milton Keynes-based squad.
According to Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, Mercedes is the team most likely to challenge Red Bull this year. Red Bull had a dominant season last year, winning almost every race and securing the double championship. Button believes that Mercedes, along with Red Bull, has been one of the top teams in the sport for the past 10 years. While Ferrari was a close competitor towards the end of last season, Button expects Mercedes to make significant improvements in 2024. Despite slipping in the pecking order since the introduction of new regulations in 2022, Mercedes has committed to the project with Lewis Hamilton signing an extension to race until at least 2025. Hamilton’s win drought has only made him more determined and hungry for success, making fewer mistakes and improving his performance. Button notes that when someone is as strong, confident, and competitive as Hamilton, it becomes difficult to beat them, as is evident with Max Verstappen’s current position.
