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Red Bull’s shock defeat of Mercedes explained
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Mercedes thoroughly defeated, and Red Bull winning a race?! Just when we thought F1 2026 was about to be completely dead and buried, it goes and produces a total shock to the system.
But why was the heavily upgraded Mercedes - the car that’s won 11 of the 16 grands prix held so far and could so easily have won at least three more - so ordinary on F1’s return to Malaysia? So ordinary that Mercedes could even ditch the update entirely if it continues to underperform!
And how exactly did the Red Bull - basically F1’s 4th best car for most of 2026 - become so good that Max Verstappen could win for the first time this year?!
00:00 F1 2026 produces a shock
01:45 Red Bull’s unexpected pace
06:05 Mercedes’ upgrade backfires
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