Red Bull admits Charles Leclerc’s victory for championship contender Charles Leclerc in Austria came as a “surprise”. “I expected them to be strong,” said championship leader Max Verstappen. Leclerc says Ferrari has always had the pace to challenge the Red Bulls. “Apart from Miami, maybe, where we were a little bit down compared to Red Bull, it’s been strong in the last five races,” said the Monaco-born driver. “We had severe tyre degradation that we cannot explain,” said Red Bull’s top Austrian official. It’s not like we’re suddenly losing the championship here,” said the 79-year-old. “We’re missing three tenths,” said team boss Toto Wolff.

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