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Verstappen dismisses Mercedes’ 'regulation changes' argument

Max Verstappen said after securing pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix that Red Bull’s performance gains compared to Mercedes are not just down to new regulations introduced this year, Both Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton have claimed that changes to the aerodynamic regulations – removing part of the floor at the rear of the car to reduce downforce and slow cars using tires that could only be partially developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – were designed to hit Mercedes. The focal point is the larger impact the changes have had on low-rake cars such as the Mercedes and Aston Martin, compared to high-rake Red Bull and AlphaTauri. Verstappen, though, said it’s...
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