steelmaker83 said:Young Max is the future. Besides, he was faster than Ricciardo. Plus, a debut win following a sudden mistake? Sounds good. And Red Bull loves that kind of narrative. It’s similar to how they handled Sebastian Vettel’s first title, backing him over Mark Webber even though Webber had more points and theoretically better odds.
Of course they did! This whole move was driven by marketing.
Man, I can't help but wonder what's going through the minds of Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat right now. It’s such a wild contrast, isn't it? You have one guy watching some kid take his first seat at Red Bull Racing and walk straight into a victory, while the other feels like he's watching everything slip through his fingers.