Exactly. I think that Miami "dip" is really a non issue, Red Bull was quite fast for a long time after that and only started to really lose ground much later (when Mercedes and Ferrari improved).avantman wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 15:06The so-called performance drop-off started when Mclaren brought B) spec heavily revised, their truly new 2024 car to the track in Miami. The rest is just speculation, that wasn't even echoed by their rivals. Could you imagine there was some sort of cheat, or just grey area solution, which Zak never even hinted on? I personally can't. Kravitz, who is anyone but Max and red bull lover, said he talked to lots of people and engineers in the paddock and noone said it could've been truth.
It does look like Red Bull development throughout the year was bad this year. Other teams clearly outdeveloped them.