There is a huge difference between a competitive 6th place in points, and barely 6th place in points. There is a huge gap between Team Red Bull and the next best team in F1, the fact that he was barely higher in points than 7th place was a huge factor I'm sure.

That and the fact that in two races where he didn't have mechanical/contact issues he was lapped by his teammate. How many other teams have had that happen this year? None.

Holding him to a Max V. standard is obv unfair since Max outperforms his car pretty consistently, but it was an embarrassment that he was finishing behind cars not from Mercedes or Ferrari in clean races. I'm excited for Red Bull for the rest of the season.