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# Video: The real state of play in the battle behind Red Bull
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/video-the-real-state-of-play-in-the-battle-behind-red-bull/
- Published: 2023-06-06T20:20:23.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-28T10:54:52.000Z
- Description: Mercedes has momentum but Aston Martin’s had the strongest season overall, and Ferrari’s peaks are high – we dig into the battle in Red Bull’s wake
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #video, #image-bottom-center, #mercedes, #ferrari, #aston-martin, #red-bull, #spanish-grand-prix

Mercedes is now second in the 2023 Formula 1 constructors’ championship and has momentum after its double Spanish Grand Prix podium in only the second race since it introduced its upgraded car.

But as that enough evidence that it’s solved its problems and is now best-placed to challenge Red Bull?

Does that conclusion risk dismissing Aston Martin too easily, and is Ferrari actually in better shape than its messy Barcelona weekend made it look?

Our new video assesses the state of play in the best of the rest battle: