It's an interesting article, but it is entirely conjecture. Might be right. Might be wrong. Wouldn't it be nice if Mrtin Brundle did one of his technical pieces on the blown diffusers and really fully explained how they get all this exhaust gas without power. And then quantified how much fuel that uses.
The article also alludes to another possible source of RB's qualifying performance, but then fails to develop the point. If RB have a DRS that gives more drag reduction than anyone elses, that would result in better relative performance during practice and qualifying (when DRS is used freely) than during the race.
Maybe it's a bit of each.
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