Red Bull thinks the 75-second deficit between Daniel Ricciardo and the front of the Formula 1 field at the Spanish Grand Prix was not representative of its true pace. The Milton Keynes-based outfit had been left encouraged after qualifying in Barcelona when Max Verstappen was able to get within six tenths of pole position with the updated RB13. It was the closest the team had been all year. But, after Verstappen was taken out of the race at the first corner, his teammate Daniel Ricciardo endured a lonely and unchallenged run to third place once Valtteri Bottas retired with engine failure. Ricciardo was 1m15.820s adrift of race winner Lewis Hamilton at the chequered flag. The extent of the...
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