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Red Bull miss 'optimistic' target on first day of testing

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Red Bull have admitted that they narrowly missed their mileage target for the opening day of pre-season testing, but were nonetheless pleased with their start to proceedings. After a cautious launch presentation and secret shakedown at Silverstone, the 'real' RB18 finally broke cover in Barcelona on Wednesday when World Champion Max Verstappen emerged from the pit lane. Verstappen and Red Bull enjoyed a smooth first day of running, racking up 147 laps of the Spanish GP venue (more than two race distances), albeit three short of the team's goal. "We gave ourselves the optimistic target of 700km and we finished around three laps short of...
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