There’s a big challenge across the rest of the Formula 1 season facing RB, Haas, Williams, Sauber – and maybe one day Alpine too. They are fighting for whatever Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll might leave available in terms of points, if none of the other frontrunners hit trouble.
There is a sense pervading the paddock that the gap between the frontrunners and the midfield has increased since 2023. The season’s stats don’t actually back up that opinion, albeit they come from a very small sample size of the opening two
