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Hamilton believes 'quali-mode' Red Bull still have something extra to show

Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton believes that Red Bull are capable of a lot more pace than they showed in Friday practice, explaining that he expects Max Verstappen to make a step up in performance on Saturday similar to the old 'quali-mode' engine settings. Up until last year, teams could use different engine settings for qualifying and the race. Use of performance settings like that are now banned, with teams forced to run the same settings in qualifying and the race. Having beaten Verstappen by two tenths in Friday practice, Hamilton compared the ramp up in performance on Saturday as being similar to the days of such qualifying modes. "They've definitely got...
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