Why can’t Red Bull find an adequate second driver?

Red Bull’s got a massive problem. Since last year’s British Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has bagged a world championship, several race wins, many more podiums and 353 points. In that time the second car has scored… 40. That’s disastrous.

And aside from Max never having a wingman, it also means the team is effectively fighting for the constructors’ championship with one hand tied behind its back. Like a gladiator going into battle with a bludgeon in one hand and a damp cotton bud in the other.