Red Bull will “definitely” keep developing its 2021 car – even with the radically-different technical regulations for 2022 now looming large. But right at the top of the field, an epic head-to-head battle for the championship is shaping up between Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. “In theory, we should then shift the resources to the development of the 2022 car. But if Mercedes and Red Bull remain so well matched, I don’t think they will stop developing this year’s car. For instance, he admits that while the 2021 Red Bull is better over a single lap, the Mercedes is better at preserving the tyres over a race stint.

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