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RacingNews365 asks readers if Red Bull is now F1's team to beat

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A reader poll puts George Russell's post-Singapore assessment to a vote, with alternatives favoring Mercedes or expressing uncertainty.

RacingNews365 is asking readers whether Red Bull has become Formula 1's team to beat. After the Singapore Grand Prix, George Russell said the RB22 was the car to beat for the rest of the season.

The question follows Max Verstappen's run across Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Singapore: he won the latter two grands prix, claimed both poles and also won the Singapore Sprint.

The yes option says the RB22 is now firmly the car to beat. The no option calls Russell's assessment a good deflection and says Mercedes remains the quickest; readers can also choose that they are unsure.

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