Lammers: "Max showed that they have made progress at Red Bull”

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13:15, 01 Jan 2021

Red Bull Racing ended the 2020 Formula 1 season very positively. Namely with the victory of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Can they carry this through to next year?

Positive trend started at Red Bull

For Jan Lammers that last victory was the highlight of the season. "I thought that was the last race. For a number of reasons: Max showed that they did make steps at Red Bull anyway," says Lammers in an interview with the Dutch branch of Motorsport.com.

"And the story that Mercedes had reduced the engines a little. I don't think that went as far as they thought: 'Let Red Bull win just once'. So I think that's just hopeful, and let's hope that's a trend that has started and can be continued to next year."

He continues: "Red Bull have to be careful that they don't start thinking they're almost there because Mercedes wasn't on top of them. I think Red Bull still has something to do, but at least Abu Dhabi was a fantastic signal of what we can expect next year."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Lammers: "Max showed that they have made progress at Red Bull”

Positive trend started at Red Bull

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