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Red Bull drivers split on downforce levels

aniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen have taken different set-up directions for the Japanese Grand Prix, as Red Bull looks to put pressure on Mercedes and Ferrari.Ricciardo and Verstappen were separated by just 0.026s during qualifying at Suzuka, but trailed Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by half a second, and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton by a second.Valtteri Bottas' grid penalty, though, means that the pair will start the race from the second row of the grid, directly behind championship rivals Hamilton and Vettel.Prior to qualifying, when car set-ups are locked in, Ricciardo opted to shed some downforce, a move that he hopes will help him challenge the front two in race-trim."I wasn't...
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