Why record-breaking Red Bull RB19 still doesn’t top McLaren
The RB19 is one of the most dominant F1 cars ever. But as Mark Hughes points out, McLaren’s scale of advantage in 1988 was on another level
Taken from Motor Sport, July 2023, Why dominant Red Bull RB19 still doesn’t top McLaren’s MP4/4
Max Verstappen’s victory at the Hungaroring last Sunday secured – as you will doubtless have been told many times already – the 12th consecutive grand prix win for Red Bull, breaking a record established by McLaren in its epic 1988 season.
Before we get into the link between McLaren ’88 and Red Bull ’23, a little bit of book-keeping. Ferrari actually took 14 consecutive world championship status grand prix victories in 1952-53.