Red Bull behind Haas
The Constructors’ standings currently see Haas ahead of Red Bull by 17 points to 12 and judging by the Chinese GP it is no coincidence. Max Verstappen, in fact, was unable to challenge Oliver Bearman for fifth position just as he had been unable to overtake Lando Norris in Australia. Then came the retirement ordered from the pit wall.
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The Dutchman had already missed the points zone in the Sprint, finishing in ninth position behind Liam Lawson’s Racing Bulls as well, and currently has only 8 points in the Drivers’ standings as a result of the sixth place obtained in Melbourne starting from the back of the grid.
At the end of the GP, Verstappen once again lashed out at the 2026 F1 cars, emphasizing that he would say the same things even if he were winning. Gunther Steiner does not entirely believe the four-time world champion’s thesis: “Verstappen is throwing a tantrum because he is not used to not being behind the wheel of one of the best cars on the grid and this does not help his mood to be less critical of the new rules – said the former Haas team principal guest on the TalkSport podcast – if a car doesn’t start, and for example in China neither of the two McLarens started, which hadn’t happened for a long time, you can’t blame the regulations, because most of the other cars started.”
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“Max is not happy because his car is not where he would like it to be and he is someone who gets angry quickly if things don’t go his way – Steiner added – but we must be intellectually honest and recognize that in reality Red Bull is already surprising at the power unit level, as is Audi. The races have been quite entertaining and that is the most important thing.”
