Verstappen: Red Bull didn’t have flexibility it needed on tyres

The Dutchman had headed into the Bahrain race as favourite for the victory, but ended up losing out to rival Lewis Hamilton after the world champion’s Mercedes team went aggressive with its strategy.
But Red Bull’s ability to respond to what Mercedes was doing was hampered by it not having the same number of tyre sets available.
While both Mercedes drivers had two sets of new hard tyres …Keep reading