#3 Red Bull Racing
Current Driver Lineup for 2018:
Daniel Ricciardo ( AUS )
Max Verstappen ( NED )
Max Verstappen has been earmarked for success since he was a teenager. In fact, he won his race in F1 when he was still a teenager. Though he has been very often criticised for his driving style, he still manages to amaze everyone. He has a multi-year deal with Red Bull and will stay there for at least 2 more seasons.
Daniel Ricciardo is someone who has come up all the way in the Red Bull family since his early days in motorsport racing. The Australian, who announced that he will be joining Renault next season, was in the form of his life in the first half of the season and it is cruel that he does not have a championship material car. Even without that, he has taken up 2 wins this year, a stunning drive in Monaco and a sublime drive in China.
Red Bull was always prepared for such a situation, one can know from their junior driver programmes, as Pierre Gasly was thrust into the F1 scene all of a sudden in the middle of 2017 season. He has performed exceptionally well this year, and it was a very easy decision for Christian Horner and Helmut Marko on who would be replacing Daniel next year.
Will the Red Bull Racing team be the same with a Honda-powered engine next year, after 12years of partnership with Renault?
Expected Driver Lineup for 2019:
Max Verstappen ( NED )
Pierre Gasly ( FRA )