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The race seemed like one more for Mercedes until Max Verstappen remembered that phrase of Ayrton Senna . “Being a racing driver means taking constant risks. If you don't try to overtake when you have a chance, you are no longer a racing driver. Yesterday, the Dutchman reformulated that thought at Silverstone in a much more spontaneous way. «This is the only opportunity to be close to Mercedes. I'm not going to stay behind driving like a grandmother! ”Exclaimed the Red Bull leader when his engineers reiterated their messages of restraint. It was not the time to manage the tires. It was all or nothing time for Mad Max .

"Until now we had not had the option to pressure them in any race, and I saw that this time it was possible," explained Verstappen after his triumph yesterday, the ninth of his life, with which he keeps track of Lewis Hamilton in the World Championship 2020. 30 points less after five great prizes is still a very wide margin for the hexacampeón. However, Red Bull seems to have found a crack to peek through to argue with Mercedes.

The usual mechanical superiority of the Silver Arrows, both in qualifying sessions and in race pace, was questioned yesterday by the Pirelli tires. Red Bull was able to adapt to the new compounds, softer than last week. Verstappen was flying in the white shoes, the same one he had chosen for the start, and managed to stretch his performance to 32 laps. Hamilton could only give it life for 26 laps, in the central section of the test, with results as discreet as those of Valtteri Bottas , also sulking with the strategy of his team.

"I don't expect any miracle"

“When Max managed to overtake us it looked like we were asleep. My strategy was far from ideal. There is a lot to learn from what happened, "said the Finn, author of the pole, although ultimately relegated to third place. Toto Wolff , once again, favored Hamilton with two laps to go to the checkered flag. It was his way of minimizing the damage to Silverstone. With 28ºC in the air and 42ºC on the asphalt, Mercedes had simply been consumed by the heat.

The lack of adherence should worry the Silver Arrows, who will still face even higher temperatures in Barcelona next Sunday. In the event that Pirelli reiterates its commitment to the softest compounds in its range, Red Bull will once again aspire to everything. Christian Horner , his top boss on the track, will insist on his lobbying work until Thursday. “The asphalt of Montmeló is always very demanding on the tires, but we also believe that it will be tough there. With them, as it was seen last week, we are still very far from Mercedes. So I don't expect any miracles, ”Verstappen foreshadowed.

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