Although there was little to separate the two cars in ultimate laptime at Jeddah last weekend, there were notable differences in how they performed at different sections of the track.
With Ferrari opting for a higher downforce configuration, it was better in acceleration and low/medium speed corners, while the Red Bull’s low drag solution meant it had higher top speed pace.
In the end, it was Verstappen’s end of straight advantage that allowed him the opportunity to draft past Leclerc after getting into the DRS window near the end of the race.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto noticed that his team and Red Bull diverged on their downforce direction after Friday practice.
Red Bull took wing off their car, while Ferrari elected to keep the downforce on because it believed it would help it better manage tyre degradation, as proved critical at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
But, with the hard tyre used for the majority of the race in Saudi showing almost no drop off in performance, the…
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