Max Verstappen says that a strong start to 2021 for Red Bull in pre-season testing doesn't mean that the team has now emerged as favourites to win this year's championship. Verstappen was fastest on the first of three track days in Bahrain, with new team mate Sergio Perez also topping the midday timesheets on day three. The pair ran almost a hundred laps more than Mercedes during the first two days. Mercedes had hit a series of setbacks which compromised their programme, although Valtteri Bottas did end up being quickest of anyone on Saturday. Even so, Verstappen resisted the idea that it meant Red Bull now had the upper hand heading into the first race of the season in two weeks' time....
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