Christian Horner very diplomatically called George Russell's theory that Red Bull are hiding their true pace "very generous" – while Max Verstappen dismissed the prospect of the FIA stepping in to slow his team down.
Red Bull have won all three races so far this season. It is clear that the RB19s are in a league of their own when it comes to race pace, though the margins of victory have not necessarily been as significant as you might expect when there is such a large per-lap performance gap.
At the Australian Grand Prix, for example, the largest gap Verstappen ever had over his nearest challenger was around nine seconds. The number of incidents, safety cars and red flags no doubt played a part in that, but Russell thinks there is another element at play.
