SUMMARY
- Max Verstappen has finished first in the Bahrain GP.
- With the new season starting, Red Bull have managed to maintain their dominance.
The first F1 race of the season, Bahrain GP was held on 2 March. The race had exciting moments with Ferrari and Red Bull’s second team VISA CashApp RB competing with their teammates, and Red Bull dominating again. Max Verstappen finished first with a huge margin to the second driver. Verstappen finished first in the Bahrain GP with the fastest lap and securing 26 points.
MAX WINNNNNS IN BAHRAIN! 🏆
A dominant performance from the world champion at the season opener 🏁#F1 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/5yaKXTvvx0
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 2, 2024
Max Verstappen with Red Bull had completely dominated the 2023 season. The team won twenty-one out of the twenty-two races. A lot of people think that the Red Bull car is very well-engineered, so it’s difficult for other cars to compete with it. Seeing the Red Bull always finish on the podium and the Dutch anthem played on repeat, fans have started to get bored of the sport.
Fans react to Max Verstappen dominance
Max Verstappen made the fans listen to the Dutch anthem 19 times through the 2023 season. Red Bull and Max have been on the top through 2023. Looking at the first race of the season it looks like Red Bull will be dominating again in 2024. The Dutch driver finished the race with a 22-second gap to the next driver. Sergio Perez was the second to cross the line with Carlos Sainz in third.
The continued victories by the Red Bull team have left the fans feeling monotonous. The fans have started to feel like the races are repetitive and not as entertaining as how they used to be.
cancel this season.
— deni (@fiagirly) March 2, 2024
Fans have started showing disinterest in the sport. A user by the username ‘@fiagirly’ said, “Cancel this season“, and someone else under the username ‘@IcyVert’ said, “No joke this is about to be the worst season ever“. Another added, “Can we skip to next season already”.
By reading the comments it is clear the fans are getting too tired of the Red Bull team coming up on the top. The Sport currently needs new and better cars and more challenging drivers to bother Red Bull. If Red Bull ends up providing Max with a car like RB19 with improvements, it won’t be a challenge for Max to bag another Championship this season.
It is only the first season to say anything for sure. The other teams might end up improving their performance mid-season to outshine Red Bull. Carlos Sainz also seemed motivated to bag himself a podium in the Bahrain GP. Sainz could be one of the key drivers to challenge Red Bull and keep the sport interesting for the viewers.