Is there any merit to Mercedes' claim that Red Bull are sandbagging asks thomasmaheronf1 F1 MercedesAMGF1 redbullracing
Red Bull’s dominance in the opening races has led to some finger-pointing of ‘sandbagging’ – might there be any merit to the claims?
In Australia, the Red Bull’s impressive DRS abilities were on full display once again as Verstappen simply sailed around the outside of Hamilton approaching Turn 9 – the Dutch driver opening up a two-second lead by the end of the following sector. However, it must be pointed out that Hamilton’s sector times show he went a full second slower through the third sector than on the laps preceding and afterwards.
“I think, realistically, they probably have a seven-tenths advantage over the rest of the field. I don’t know what the pace difference looks like at the moment but Max has got no reason to be pushing it – nor has Red Bull. “But this is a meritocracy in the sport and, if you have a car that’s that quick on the straight because you’re doing the right things, then it’s up to us to sort this out and find tools in order to have that same straight-line performance.”
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