Following an early battle in Melbourne last Sunday, Max Verstappen accused his former world championship rival Lewis Hamilton of not following the racing rules. “It’s quite clear in the rules what is allowed to do – what you’re allowed to do now on the outside,” said the Red Bull driver. But even team boss Toto Wolff wasn’t interested in getting involved in the spat, as he acknowledged that Red Bull is simply a much quicker car at present. Mercedes and Ferrari are not the only teams now pushing hard to catch up with Red Bull – with Aston Martin actually looking as quick if not quicker at present. “Red Bull is obviously standing out a little,” he told RT, “but in general the spread of the teams is not so big. “The fight between these teams can turn out to be very interesting,” Sirotkin said.

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