McLaren continues to be Red Bull’s strongest challenger and for Austria it brought what it hopes will be a further step in maintaining the pressure.
It was all about a visibly small detail change to the front wing endplate. But what that change signifies is a serious attempt at better resolving a conflict that is inherent to all these cars in this regulation set – maintaining a consistent balance between low and high-speed corners.
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