McLaren is slightly surprised by its pace advantage on Red Bull, but not for the reasons many had speculated about

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has explained why he expected Red Bull to be closer in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix even disregarding the FIA's front wing flexing clampdown.Competitors had hoped the FIA's decreased tolerance for front wing flexing would have reduced McLaren's advantage on the rest of the field,

Over the first eight rounds of the year, Red Bull spoke more than anyone else about this weekend’s technical directive. The Milton Keynes squad were adamant that harsher flexi-wing restrictions would eat into McLaren’s advantage.