Kulthard sees nothing unusual in the Red Bull situation.

      David Coulthard believes that discussing the outflow of leading specialists from Red Bull Racing is not entirely accurate, although many people who were co-authors of Sebastian Vettel's and Max Verstappen's victories have indeed left the team. This happened for various reasons, and the list of those who have departed is quite long; here are just a few names: Christian Horner, Helmut Marko, Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley, Rob Marshall, and soon Gianpiero Lambias will move from Milton Keynes to Woking after signing a contract with McLaren.

      But the thing is, the team has been undergoing a transformation in recent years, including the creation of the Red Bull Powertrains (RBPT) engine division from scratch, the construction of a state-of-the-art factory for producing racing power units, and considering this, it turns out that the number of specialists who have moved to work in Milton Keynes is clearly greater than those who have left the team.

      "A few weeks ago, I discussed this topic with one of the Red Bull employees," said the former Formula 1 driver while participating in the Up to Speed podcast. "In reality, the number of those who have joined this team from Ferrari, Mercedes, etc., exceeds the number of those who have parted ways with it.

      Just look at RBPT: this division was created from scratch, a factory was built, and hundreds of people were invited to work. All these specialists did not come from motorsport – they all moved from other Formula 1 teams.

      In general, such discussions that the team is supposedly struggling are a clear exaggeration. Personnel changes happen constantly; all teams hire and fire employees, send them on mandatory 'academic leave,' and so on.

      Overall, I don't see anything unusual in this process. I agree that when Adrian Newey and other well-known specialists were working in the team, they certainly handled their tasks excellently. But our sport is becoming increasingly complex, and one specific individual can no longer be the deciding factor."