Red Bull and McLaren have been battling off the track as well as on it in recent times. Technical disputes between leading F1 teams have always been, and will always be, a feature of the sport. McLaren’s rise has been remarkable. When Red Bull were dominating F1 races at the start of 2023, they were languishing in the lower midfield. The Woking outfit worked their way up into the ‘best of the rest’ pack, but there was still a chasm between them and Red Bull at the end of the year. Lando Norris finished nearly 25 seconds behind Max Verstappen at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. There was more of…