Lights Out: Red Bull's 'crazy' hopes and Mad Max mellowing?

Lights Out: Red Bull's 'crazy' hopes and Mad Max mellowing?

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Saturday 21 April 2018 10:00

Red Bull showed their title chances could be looking good in 2018 at the Chinese Grand Prix, but are Max Verstappen's? The Dutchman had a miserable time of it in Shanghai, but we aat GP Fans reckon that might be a good thing... It's lights out for Saturday morning!

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Max has had a rough old time so far this year.

He spun out of postiion in Australia, shunted his way out of the Bahrain GP and then clattered Sebastian Vettel to wreck his race in China.

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Rob Watts has cast his eye over Verstappen, however, and believes knocking him down a peg or two could be the making of him yet.

Daniel Ricciardo took the victory in Shanghai that looked like being Verstappen's.

Red Bull might be about toget on a roll, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is up next, and Ricciardo won that last year too!

Of course, the Baku race was - how can we put this... MENTAL last year, and the Bulls are hoping for more chaos in 2018.

Ricciardo sits fourth in the standings, behind Valtteri Bottas in third.

The Finn was helpless to prevent Ricciardo flying past him in Shanghai, having bottled a win (we're being harsh) in Bahrain.

Do you think Bottas is a title contender? He does!

The Silver Arrows will need ot start winning some races if Bottas is to make good on that claim.