Fred Vasseur isn't buying the Red Bull hype. Despite Max Verstappen's three-race win streak—Malaysia, Singapore sprint, and the grand prix—Ferrari's team boss refuses to crown Red Bull the championship's best outfit. His reasoning: 2026 has been a carousel. Mercedes steamrolled the first six rounds, Ferrari and McLaren each grabbed two mid-season wins, and now Red Bull's Baku upgrade package has vaulted them to within seven points of third-place McLaren with six rounds remaining.
Vasseur pointed to Sunday's Singapore result as proof the margins are paper-thin. Four teams finished within two-tenths in qualifying, and he chalked Verstappen's win up to Turn 1 positioning on a circuit where overtaking is nearly impossible. Charles Leclerc ran second all race but never had a genuine shot after losing the lead on lap one.
The takeaway: whoever nails the next upgrade cycle takes the momentum. No one's safe.
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