One Team, Two Cars, One’s a Decoy

 Every teammate Verstappen has ever had might as well be driving a car with a limiter slapped on. I mean, come on — Tsunoda looked feisty in a Toro Rosso, showing flashes of talent, and now he joins Red Bull and suddenly he's battling for 10th like it’s his dream? Please.

And don’t even get me started on Pérez. Until two years ago, solid driver, aggressive racer. Then? He’s reduced to playing pit-wall pawn while Max laps the galaxy.

It’s almost insulting how obvious it is — yet everyone pretends the second car is just “not performing” like it's some mystery. Newsflash: if Red Bull wants to make Max the golden boy (which, spoiler alert, they already have), just say it. No one’s going to riot. It’s your team, your rules.

But this whole "both drivers have equal machinery" charade? Laughable. Either they’re bad at setting up a second car — which is doubtful — or they’re not even trying. And if Verstappen really is that superhuman, then fine — but spare us the idea that the difference is purely talent. We weren’t born yesterday.

If you’re going to favor one driver, at least have the finesse to make it subtle. Because right now? It’s not just obvious. It’s embarrassing. For a team obsessed with perfection, they sure let a lot of points slip just to maintain a golden narrative.

Maybe someone hinted at this in some backroom interview, maybe not. All I know is: from where I sit, this whole “equal car” thing looks like a fairy tale — and not even a good one.