Christian Horner and Max Verstappen have expressed 'surprise' at the increased pace of the Mercedes in Turkey. Easily out-pacing the Red Bulls in both sessions on Friday, it was only when conditions took a turn for the worse that the Austrian team began to close the gap. Indeed, based on Friday's pace, and that shown in qualifying, it was only Lewis Hamilton's 10-place grid penalty that prevented the team scoring a 1-2 on Sunday. Prior to Turkey, as recently as Sochi, Mercedes had been pointing to Red Bull as having the faster car, but following Sunday's Grand Prix, Christian Horner and Max Verstappen admitted surprise at the W12's increased pace. Their straight-line speed has taken a...
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