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VERSTAPPEN SO CLOSE TO TOP SCORERS HAMILTON AND SAINZ

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Started 4th --------- Result 2nd

10 Hard to see what more he could have done through the weekend. Nailed his best sectors at the death in Q3 to secure fourth, then jumped Perez off the line. Kept him at bay all while preserving his mediums better, then drove away. Did likewise after the restart on hards.

Started 6th -------- Result 3rd

9 Another excellent race drive, but he can’t get the maximum as Norris was able to slot in ahead in the slower McLaren in Q3. Avenged this with an around-the-outside first corner pass, saw off Alonso quickly, then tracked Perez. Made life hard for Sainz and opportunistically got Perez

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