Mika Hakkinen reprimands Red Bull: “Both drivers must have consistent performances”. Mika Hakkinen reacts to performance differences between Verstappen and Perez.

The standings before Brazil

The São Paulo Grand Prix represents another step towards the end of the 2024 world championship, with the Drivers’ title fight mainly between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, alongside the Constructors’ battle. Specifically, McLaren currently leads with a 29-point advantage over Ferrari and 54 over Red Bull.

Red Bull’s comeback: difficult according to Mika Hakkinen

With two of four total Sprint weekends still to go, could Red Bull actually re-enter the Constructors’ title fight and defend their three-time reigning champion title? An ex-McLaren driver like Mika Hakkinen, who won his two world championships with the Woking team in the late ’90s, does not hold high hopes.

Imbalance between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

For the Finn, the fight now remains between Ferrari and McLaren, but he believes Red Bull’s main fault has been not addressing its lineup in time, continuing with Sergio Perez: “I have always said that it is of fundamental importance that both drivers have consistent performances,” he explained to Unibet, “this has proven to be Red Bull’s weak point. Max Verstappen won seven of the first ten races, building a large championship lead, but he hasn’t won a race since June. Meanwhile, Checo hasn’t been on the podium since the Chinese GP. As a result, Max Verstappen now has to compete with both McLaren and Ferrari cars.” – the former Formula 1 driver concluded.