Red Bull's downforce levels contributed just as much as the power unit to their straight line speed advantage at high altitude races, according to team boss Christian Horner. The Milton Keynes squad are coming off a glorious weekend in Brazil as Max Verstappen won from pole to flag at Interlagos, which came not long after an impressive outing in qualifying at Mexico. After the race Valtteri Bottas claimed that Red Bull have surpassed Mercedes in terms of straight line speed with some pundits putting it down to the improved Honda engines. However, Horner says their aero set-up also played a big role. 'I think you have to look at downforce levels as well,' he is quoted as saying by...
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