"I think Red Bull with Verstappen is the joint favourite"
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Red Bull Racing and Mercedes are expected to be at the service during the first Grands Prix. Ted Kravitz suspects that the team of Max Verstappen is aware that in 2020 it really is a serious challenger to Mercedes.
"They know they are in a good place," Kravitz starts in Ted's Notebook. In Sky Sports' programme, the journalist concludes that the Austrian race team is doing well with confidence. "They knew they were in a good position in Australia. They wanted the race to continue because they knew they had a good car."
The factories of the teams in Formula 1 have been locked up for weeks, but in the meantime they are being developed. Kravitz suspects that the RB16 is good enough to take victory over the Red Bull Ring on its own. "In Austria it very well could be. I think Red Bull with Verstappen is the joint favourite (with Mercedes) and maybe Alexander Albon, who knows."
After battle in Austria also exciting duel in Hungary?
After two Grands Prix in Austria the king's class of motorsport will travel to Hungary. That's a job that also suits Red Bull's car well, but the 46-year old Briton notes that Lewis Hamilton already has six victories behind his name at the Hungaroring. "Red Bull also performed very well here in the past, so it will be exciting in Hungary as well. They’ve got upgrades coming as well."