Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing got off to a flying start in Bahrain and dominated both Saturday and Sunday. Now it looks like there will be two upgrades in the next four races.

It was a good opening weekend for Red Bull. Verstappen took pole position in Bahrain on Saturday, with Sergio Perez second. The gap to the rest of the field was already nearly three-tenths. During the race, the gap got wider. Verstappen beat Perez by twelve seconds, forty seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso.

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Updates are coming

In a video on YouTube Auto Motor and Sports The team has bad news for competitors hoping to get close to the reigning champion with their own improvements. “This makes it even worse for the competition. Red Bull is coming with a small upgrade for the Australian Grand Prix and a significant upgrade to the car for the fourth race of the season in Baku. Those will be upgrades the team had planned before the start of the season, which Verstappen also announced during the test days.

2023

Mercedes and Ferrari are predicted to be the biggest challengers for Red Bull in 2023, with Mercedes having a good chance of overtaking Red Bull at the end of 2022 due to the new regulations and format. However, neither team got a chance in Bahrain. The Red Bull could run on the soft tire and had the same exhaust as the Ferrari and Mercedes on the hard tyre. Because of this, Red Bull gained a speed advantage. Nevertheless, things are humming behind the scenes at both teams, while Red Bull is quietly managing a penalty for exceeding the budget limit.