Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto estimates that Red Bull gained two tenths of a second per lap as a result of the upgrades they introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Having been comprehensively beaten on pace by Ferrari in Australia, Red Bull arrived Imola with a raft of upgrades that were described as a “risk” by adviser Dr Helmut Marko given the hour of practice they had to test them out before Friday qualifying. They evidently worked though as Max Verstappen won both the sprint and the race itself, before beating Charles Leclerc to victory in Miami to cut the Monegasque’s championship advantage to 19 points following two reliability-induced retirements in the first...
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