MotorMouth
That gave Red Bull’s junior team their second podium of the year, after Daniil Kvyat’s third place in Germany, and engine partner Honda the biggest boost of all.
Of course it counted for very little in Brazil, but if Red Bull can do what they’ve so far failed to do in the hybrid era – start the following season as competitive as they finish the last – then the Verstappen/Red Bull/Honda package could be a force to be reckoned with in 2020.
Honda were dragged through the mud during the Alonso and McLaren years, but since teaming up with Toro Rosso last year, and now Red Bull in 2019, their performance improvements have been vast.
