The Formula 1 constructors' championship battle always plays second fiddle to the fight for the drivers' crown. Not helping the end-of-2022 show, Red Bull was all but certain to land its first teams' trophy since 2013 heading into the United States Grand Prix in Austin last weekend.
Nevertheless, during an event where the death of Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz was announced, few can deny the added emotion that Max Verstappen's brilliant fightback to take victory and seal the deal for his team didn't make for a fitting tribute - even if the cloud of allegedly breaking the 2021 cost cap lingers over the recent success.
