The briefest glimpse at the Barcelona timesheets would suggest that Daniel Ricciardo made the right move, the Australian finishing third quickest today and his teammate, Nico Hulkenberg, quickest. However, with just 58 laps completed in total, Hulkenberg stopping out on track an hour from the end and thereby causing the second red flag of the day, reliability is clearly an issue. Ahead of the unveiling of the RS19 the team was determined to play down expectations, refusing to reveal season targets in terms of points, podiums or championship positions, while also unwilling to comment on expected performance gains. This determination not to express targets naturally led to fears that the...
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