Many had expected that Red Bull Racing were able to take on Mercedes right away this year. In Barcelona there were signs that they were close, but qualifying in Austria has once again shown why Mercedes has been so dominant in recent years. With half a second on Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas took pole. Still Red Bull and Honda keep hope for a good result. "The first qualifying session in 2020 has certainly brought some surprises. We have Max on the second row of the grid and Alex on the third, which is of course a positive result," said Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda's technical director, after qualifying. "Still, the gap towards the fastest team wasn't very small. But because Max...
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