Red Bull’s podium position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix acts as evidence that the team can contend for this year’s Formula 1 title, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Mercedes picked up a 1-2 finish to start the new campaign but were joined on the podium by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. It marked a podium first time out for the Red Bull-Honda partnership, the team’s first Albert Park podium in the hybrid era, and ended a decade-long drought from the top three for the Japanese marque. “First of all, I’m really happy for Honda,” said Wolff. “It’s their first podium since their return and they deserve it. They went through...
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