Jenson Button Casts Doubt on Red Bull’s 2024 F1 Title Hopes, Warns of Ferrari Threat

Red Bull's aspirations for the F1 title are being tempered: "Ferrari has a better shot at defeating them." Jenson Button evaluates the situation of the F1 constructors' championship for 2024.

Jenson Button, who clinched the Formula 1 world championship in 2009, has downplayed Red Bull's chances of securing the constructors' title this year.

As the United States Grand Prix approaches this weekend, Red Bull is currently 41 points behind McLaren in the team rankings.

Ferrari is nearer to catching up with Red Bull than Red Bull is to being surpassed by McLaren.

With six races remaining, the Scuderia trails by only 34 points. Due to Sergio Perez's recent struggles, it's possible Red Bull might fall to third place in the standings.

Every major team is anticipated to introduce substantial improvements to their cars at the Circuit of the Americas as the season approaches its final phase.

As we approach the constructors' competition this weekend, Button has expressed his opinion that Red Bull has no possibility of closing the 41-point deficit to McLaren. Instead, he suggests they should be more concerned about Ferrari, who are trailing them.

During an appearance on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, he remarked, "I can't recall the last instance where a team secured the drivers' championship yet ended up in third place in the constructors' standings. I'm certain someone will inform me if there has been such a case."

"Isn't that quite remarkable? It highlights how well Max has performed with the car. At the moment, I don't think Red Bull can surpass McLaren."

"I don’t believe any team can consistently outperform them in the races until the season concludes, but I do think Ferrari has the potential to give Red Bull a tough competition."

"It's unlikely that Ferrari will consistently earn more points in every race, but there's definitely a chance they could outperform Red Bull."

"There is a greater likelihood of Ferrari outperforming Red Bull than Red Bull surpassing McLaren."

In 1982, Keke Rosberg clinched the Formula 1 world title while driving for the

Nevertheless, the Grove team managed to achieve only a fourth-place finish in the team rankings.

In the past few seasons, the driver who has won the championship usually helps their team secure the constructors' title as well.

The most recent instance of this not occurring was in 2021, when Verstappen secured the drivers' championship, while Mercedes claimed the constructors' title.

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