Why Red Bull can win a Spanish GP that looked perfect for Ferrari
Formula 1's return to Spain on Friday ended with Ferrari leading the way from Mercedes, while Red Bull could only manage third fastest overall courtesy of Max Verstappen. But its chances of victory are far from remote with a deeper dig into the times despite Ferrari's strong start
Max Verstappen departed the Australian Grand Prix having clocked a second unreliability-enforced retirement from his most recent three races. Yet he now arrives for round six of the campaign fresh from back-to-back victories as part of a major momentum swing. In doing so, the defending Formula 1 world champion has brutally dented Ferrari’s promise at the start of this new ground-effect era.
But there was an underlying sense that if the Scuderia could limit the damage in Saudi Arabia and Miami effectively, the characteristics of the tracks in Spain and Monaco might help turn the tide back in its favour. That theory, however, is looking considerably weaker after the end of play on Friday in Barcelona.
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