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Power mode mistake to blame for poor Verstappen start

Max Verstappen says a mistake in selecting the wrong power mode for the start of the Chinese Grand Prix cost him the chance of an even better finish. The Dutchman qualified ninth and, with a normal getaway, would have been able to capitalise on the trouble that many cars ahead of him faced over the opening laps. But by that stage the Toro Rosso driver had slumped back in to the midfield thanks to his slow pull away – and then his situation was made even worse by him losing even more time thanks to a double-stop for his team at the early Safety Car pit stop. Nevertheless Verstappen produced a charging drive to finish eighth as he got to within sight of Lewis Hamilton at the end. “Yeah, I...
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