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Max Verstappen: “I think I overestimated the grip”

It was a day of contrasting fortunes for Dutch teenager Max Verstappen, who ended the first Mexican Grand Prix practice with the quickest time only to crash early in the second session before being able to a lap time on the board. The Scuderia Toro Rosso driver lost control on the entry of the final corner and hit the outside barrier, ending his session and causing a red flag period within five minutes of the second session beginning, with Verstappen admitting responsibility for the incident after misjudging the grip levels. The Dutchman had earlier controversially set the pace in FP1 despite appearing to set his quickest time after cutting a corner in the Esses section after running wide,...
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