During the second free practice on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya the longruns were simulated for the Grand Prix of Spain on Sunday. An analysis of Auto, Motor und Sport shows that the difference between the Red Bull Racing of Max Verstappen and the Mercedessen is negligible.  Where the difference between the RB16 of Red Bull and the Mercedes car in qualifying is said to be again more than half a second, this is certainly not the case in the longruns. The Austrian stable was the fastest on the medium Friday afternoon and only had to beat Valtteri Bottas and Vettel on the softs. Softs Valtteri Bottas did an average of 1:22.690 on the red compound over a lap on the Spanish asphalt....
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