BEST OF THE REST
Resurgent Red Bull replaced
Ferrari as the best-of-the-rest behind
Mercedes after racing to their first
double-podium in over a year at the
German Grand Prix.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo, driving
in his 100th F1 race, crossed the line
behind winner Lewis Hamilton, to score
his second podium in succession ahead
of Dutch team mate Max Verstappen
who finished third.
The result – the former world
champion team’s first double podium
since last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix
– saw Red Bull vault past Ferrari in the
constructors’ standings with a 14-point
advantage over their Italian rivals.
“Our objective was to go into the
summer break ahead of Ferrari,” said
team principal Christian Horner. “We’ve
managed to do that this weekend with
a… double podium which was beyond
all of our expectations coming into this
type of circuit.”
Sunday saw the latest in a string of
strong performances from Red Bull who
have bounced back from a woeful 2015
season characterised by a bitter public
falling out with engine supplier Renault.
The team, which won four titles in
a row between 2010 and 2013, started
this year slower than Ferrari.
But improvements to the Renault
engine and Ferrari’s fading form has
seen Red Bull overhaul the sport’s most
successful team, having trailed them by
37 points four races ago.