Apr.19 Red Bull may have a faster car over one lap, but the energy drink owned team thinks Mercedes still has a slight edge in racing conditions. 'Overall, both cars are very close together,' said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, after Max Verstappen won a hectic and slippery race at Imola. 'But both have strengths and weaknesses. We already saw in Bahrain that Mercedes looked a bit stronger than us at the end of stints. They've made a lot of progress since the test in Bahrain, and they're not standing still now.' As for which car is better, Horner answered: 'I think we have to wait two more races for that.' Dr Helmut Marko agrees: 'We certainly have the faster car on a single lap....
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