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Max Verstappen accuses Mercedes of hiding their true pace amid F1’s engine row.
Max Verstappen has accused Mercedes of sandbagging during the first week of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff described the Red Bull Ford power unit as the current “benchmark” in F1, expressing concerns about losing time to Red Bull on the straights.
Verstappen doubts Wolff’s claims and hints at possible extreme sandbagging by Mercedes.
He believes Mercedes is deflecting attention and will show their true pace in Melbourne.
Verstappen is unfazed by the mind games on the eve of the new F1 campaign.
