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McLaren have either won or been second in each of the last six races and are showing great consistency, with a car that was arguably quicker than the Red Bull in the majority of the past five rounds.
Red Bull’s execution perhaps keeps them as the favourite heading into the upcoming weekend at their home track, but it’s the venue where McLaren’s resurgence really started last year and Norris has always gone well at, so it’s another tough race to call.
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Fluctuating form
McLaren’s consistency has been impressive but so too have been the gains made by Mercedes in recent weeks, with a growing momentum and confidence within the team. But from challenging for the win in Canada they were a little further off the pace in Spain, and will look to make further progress at the Red Bull Ring.
Similar could be said about Ferrari, although with a slight reversal in form after a surprisingly tough Canada that saw them fail to score. Last weekend was a return to the fight near the front but fifth and sixth in both qualifying and the race suggested there is a little bit more work to do to truly challenge.
That was despite an upgrade that was introduced in Spain, but the two drivers were unable to quite threaten for the podium. They were able to threaten each other, though, with some close racing early on seeing Charles Leclerc criticise Carlos Sainz for his overtaking move.
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