Paul Ricard's Mistral Straight is split up by a chicane, but when it comes to top speed, the venue still delivers big speed trap numbers, especially for one team in particular. Ferrari had the measure of Red Bull in qualifying for the French Grand Prix on Saturday, thanks in part to the skillful slipstream team tactics deployed by Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc and which helped the latter beat Max Verstappen to pole. But the two teams' very different approaches to the race – inherent to their respective car's design and set-up – may well see a raging bull vanquish its prancing horse rival at the end of the day. With less drag, Red Bull's RB18 topped the speed trap readings in...
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