Why Red Bull is unconcerned by Ferrari’s surprise Bahrain GP tyre tactics

Ferrari driver Leclerc looked to have the potential to beat Perez and possibly even threaten eventual pole winner Verstappen for top spot, but surprisingly climbed out of his SF-23 ahead of the second and final runs.

This, he and Ferrari claimed, was a tactic to save a set of brand-new soft tyres to use at the start of Sunday’s race, which they hope will provide more grip off the line and then also have better tyre degradation across the opening stint, a factor…