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Mercedes’ Vowles expects up-and-down title fight with Red Bull
Mercedes expects the 2021 season to deliver a close championship battle with Red Bull, but while describing its rivals as “the class act from the test,” the team’s motorsport strategy director James Vowles notes there are no points scored for being strong in testing. Red Bull set the pace in the three-day test in Bahrain, where Max Verstappen posted the fastest times on the final evening and was over a second clear of Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes looked a handful and did not close up on Red Bull on softer compound tires, and Vowles (pictured above) admits on testing performance there is a big gap but doesn’t believe it will be replicated throughout the season. “We are fortunate...
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