Dr Helmut Marko has rubbished rumours that Red Bull is set to debut a new and “mysterious” suspension system this weekend at Imola. “We already had this ‘mysterious’ suspension in Bahrain but it’s nothing special,” Marko told Sport1. Marko is therefore expecting another very close battle between Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton this weekend. “In Bahrain we saw that they are in a league of their own,” he said. Indeed, Red Bull seemed to be the faster car in Bahrain, but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists the reigning world champions can compensate for the team’s ‘low rake’ car concept.

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