It's a chicken or the egg argument.
It comes down to this: Max's prefererence for how the car is setup is basically unique to him, and only him. Otherwise I think we'd see more parity in the RB garage between the two drivers.
When Max is given a car that suits his style, he's a beast.
Therefore, if you're RB, you go with the hot hand. The twist here is because Max's driving style is an anomaly, the cost of catering to him is that you're leaving your second driver on an island.
RB will continue to churn through drivers until someone comes along who can handle the car to at least compete for podiums. Checo was ALMOST that guy, but he too fell victim to the fact the team revolves around Max and Max only.
If Max moves to another team, they'll ultimately do the same. Build the car exclusively for his driving style, and good luck to the other driver.
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If RB was to roll out a development to the car which saw Yuki throw it on poll and win a race with Max being 10th, they would keep that change and expect max to figure it out. It isn't a driver thing, its about what makes the fastest car.
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No way. Max is a 4-time champion. If RB added something to the car and Yuki gets pole and Max gets 10th, RB would FOR SURE cater to what Max wants, and if that means doing something that makes Max better and Yuki worse, that's what they'd do.