Antonelli Just EXPOSED Red Bull's Weakness (And Verstappen Knows It!)

Join this channel to access its benefits: @f1_andrew Red Bull's final 2026 upgrade arrived at Baku, but Verstappen still couldn't match Mercedes' pace—and the data shows why. Red Bull brought their absolutely final major 2026 upgrade package to Baku—new floor, revised sidepods and mirror geometry—yet Max Verstappen still finished third in FP2, a frustrating 0.827 seconds behind George Russell. His in-session radio message—"The car's really s***…"—captured the scale of the gap Red Bull couldn't overcome despite the new package. Antonelli, the championship leader, recovered from a hydraulic leak in FP1 to finish second, just 0.552 seconds off Russell's pace in FP2, cementing Mercedes' commanding advantage heading into Friday's qualifying. Technical director Pierre Waché admitted he "didn't expect this big gap," especially on the straights, raising the question of whether Red Bull has finally hit a ceiling against Mercedes that resources can't fix. Subscribe for daily F1 news and updates! This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary, and has no negative effect on the market for the original work. Furthermore, this video is protected speech as outlined by the first amendment of the United States Constitution Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law, Act 1976): All media in this video is used for purpose of review & commentary under terms of fair use. All footage, & images used belong to their respective companies. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V. *