Wolff sees Verstappen as favorite for Barcelona race

Does the memory of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix still haunt him? These tire problems which crucified the Mercedes in the heat while Max Verstappen, well hydrated, sped serenely towards victory?

Unless it is his legendary prudence (wooden language?) which is expressed again. Still, after a new demonstration by the Mercedes in qualifying, Toto wolff just hope that the Black Arrows can “give a hard time” to Verstappen, who qualified by more than 7 tenths.

“The only similarity between Silverstone and Barcelona is the temperatures in the air and on the track,” the Austrian manager confided on Saturday evening.

The circuit itself is different so we don't expect to suffer from blisters but we prepare for overheating and advanced degradation of the tires.

I have the feeling that the Red Bull masters these conditions perfectly. However, we have made progress in these areas and the work in free trials was promising.

I hope we can give Max a hard time, who must be clearly considered the favorite, given his pace on the long runs on Friday.”

These famous free tests which we are always told that we should not draw hasty conclusions? Holy Toto!