Finally a chance for Verstappen? 'Going to see more action next year'

Max Verstappen took his second victory of 2020 in Abu Dhabi and ended the season nicely. Ross Brawn was happy to see that Red Bull managed to win a race under its own steam.

In 2020, as in the past six seasons, Formula 1 was dominated by Mercedes. Whereas in previous years Ferrari or Red Bull Racing still managed to win a race, those chances were scarce in 2020. Verstappen won once in Silverstone when Mercedes wore their tyres out, but in Abu Dhabi Verstappen was really the fastest.

"It was great to see that Red Bull and Verstappen managed to win on their own and that gives some optimism. For next year that could mean that we see even more action, because the cars don't change much. This weekend in Abu Dhabi showed that in Formula 1 it's all about the details and where Mercedes was just wrong, Red Bull was brilliant," says Brawn in his column for Formula1.com.

The Formula 1 top man is looking at the difference throughout the season and the steps that Red Bull has been able to take. ''It's encouraging to see that Mercedes really did have a big lead at the beginning of the year, but Red Bull has now really taken a lot of that lead. The RB16 didn't work at first, but they've all done that now," concludes Brawn.