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Without the Verstappen crash, we might well have an all-Mercedes front row again; a sheepish Antonelli conceded that Russell’s figures were superior but believed he was on track to take second before aborting the lap. Ferrari, with their latest upgrades, were tipped to do well but maybe a bit better was expected. What happened? Perhaps their improvement vanished literally into thin air: Spielberg is 660m above sea level.
Hamilton addressed the issue:
“I think this weekend we’ve not been confident that we could fight for a win. We knew coming into this weekend it would be tough with the long straights we’ve got here, and the deficit looked bigger than other circuits that we’ve been at. Maybe it’s altitude, I’m not sure.” AP
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