Red Bull has been the class of the field in recent years. Watching trackside, I have to say that it still is. At least, it is in Daniel Ricciardo's hands.
He is so precise and consistent with his lines. As for Sebastian Vettel, he is still trying to drive a car with the exhaust-blown diffuser. With that design, at the corner exit it was all about getting the throttle open and getting the extra rear grip the exhaust gases offered.
In 2013, he was the master of this and the Red Bull had the best system. But that is all gone now and he needs to change his driving style to suit the current specification cars.
As for Kimi Raikkonen, he doesn't like a car that understeers and that's what he had in China. He shows some glimpses of the performance level we expect from him, but it is not consistent. That shows that the car is on a knife-edge when it comes to overall performance.
This needs to be addressed to get some consistency to allow him to gain confidence and then to move forward.
Gary Anderson's trackside F1 verdict