Webber: Red Bull F1 supremacy 'hard to understand'

Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber believes the domination currently being displayed by the team and Max Verstappen is "hard for people to understand".

The Milton Keynes-based outfit has been the class of the field this season, winning all 12 Grands Prix and three Sprint events before the summer break.

Red Bull's imperious form has given rise to suggestions that the team could become the first to win every race in a single season - McLaren coming closest when winning 15 of 16 in 1988 - and has surfaced concerns over the lack of excitement in the sport.

"I think it's really hard for people to understand this level of domination, how much work and effort goes into it," said Webber, speaking to F1.com.

"That's the big thing, you've got to give credit, people have to give credit where it's due.

"To get that level of advantage with the depth of competition in F1… there are so many opportunities to make mistakes, whether it's pit stops, reliability, presentation of the car, driver errors, but it's just been a run for the ages, and obviously [McLaren in] 1988 was the last time it happened."

Verstappen set to break F1 wins record

Verstappen has taken ten of Red Bull's 12 Grand Prix wins this term and can equal Sebastian Vettel and Alberto Ascari's record of nine victories in a row with victory at Zandvoort.

"It's only reliability [problems] that will stop it," insisted Webber.

"I think the world would like to see him win his home race [at Zandvoort]. To do the business there would be extraordinary. He should win that one and then he's equal.

"He's the one out there executing, he's dancing when the curtains go back, and he goes out on stage and does it.

"We know the level of intensity he brings – he's top drawer. For the opposition, of course, he's now well-established in his career, he's got an immense amount of experience.

"He's going to enjoy the break, he's going to come back refreshed, and I think because there's no pressure on him, it's even more of an advantage."