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Verstappen promotion necessary to fight Mercedes - Berger
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Gerhard Berger believes Red Bull accelerated the promotion of Max Verstappen in order to ramp up its efforts to fight with rival Mercedes. The former Austrian driver, under whose guidance Sebastian Vettel clinched his very first Grand Prix victory at Toro Rosso, and who has remained a close friend of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, considers that the senior bull outfit needs the best line-up available if it is to fight on an equal level with the dominant Mercedes squad led by Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. "I think Mercedes have the best two drivers they can have," Berger said, speaking to Motorsport.com. "I think the other teams are realising that if you want...
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