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Red Bull strategy showed Mercedes has 'quite a lot of pace in hand'

 XPB Images Christian Horner believes Red Bull's strategy in the Hungarian Grand Prix showed Mercedes has "quite a lot of pace in hand". Daniel Ricciardo was closing on Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the second stint of the race, and made his final pit stop early in what appeared to be an attempt to undercut the Mercedes pair ahead. However, both Mercedes drivers immediately picked up their pace significantly and Horner says the move was primarily designed to defend against the threat from Sebastian Vettel behind. “We were mainly protecting against Sebastian," Horner said. "Once we reached the point where we believed we were safe until the end of the...
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