Alonso provides the spark, but could Red Bull win them all?

George Russell predicted Max Verstappen's Red Bull team will win all 23 races this year.

Race winner Red Bull's Max Verstappen (centre) and second place Red Bull's Sergio Perez celebrate with team after the the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. Picture date: Sunday March 5, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story AUTO Bahrain. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire.

George Russell summed up the mood in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday night when he chillingly predicted Max Verstappen's Red Bull team will win all 23 races this year.

Defending world champion Verstappen picked up where he left off with a crushing display to take the chequered flag at Formula One's season opener in Sakhir, crossing the line 11 seconds clear of Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull.