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Verstappen: I would maybe have liked the softer tyres
With the deficit to Mercedes tickling a full second in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, no surprise Red Bull's Max Verstappen is wishing for the softer rubber that so floored the World Champions at Silverstone last weekend. Long runs suggest the Black Arrows may not be so negatively afflicted by their car's finicky use of rubber, when the heat was on literally and figuratively, last weekend. Today, Verstappen's 1:17.702 was good for third fastest, best of the rest by a tenth and a bit but, notably, 0.821 of a second down on Lewis Hamilton's benchmark lap time. The Dutchman reported at the end of the day, “The car was performing quite well and overall it was a positive day. Over one...
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