It was the final Friday of testing, the day where teams finally opt to open it up and chase lap times. After speaking to a lot of people around the grid, two other themes arose; dirty air, and how “fantastically close” the midfield is this year. “It is pretty dirty,” Daniel Ricciardo told me with his characteristic smile when I asked him about the dirty air behind the 2020 cars. He admitted it’s gotten worse since last year, which was echoed by Sebastian Vettel on Thursday and Max Verstappen on Wednesday. These aren’t just any drivers saying this, these are stars who pride themselves in their overtaking ability. Them all saying independently following...
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