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Red Bull duo were "free to race" for victory - Verstappen

Max Verstappen says Red Bull Racing did not issue him an order to stay behind Daniel Ricciardo and bring home a 1-2 finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Red Bull found itself staring at a surefire victory at Sepang when race leader Lewis Hamilton's engine expired on lap 41, as Ricciardo and Verstappen had been running as his nearest rivals. The duo, on different strategies, were dicing for position when Hamilton's blow-up necessitated a virtual safety car, Red Bull calling both of them into the pits for a switch onto softs. Restarting two seconds behind Ricciardo, Verstappen halved the gap after a few laps of green flag running but could do no more, eventually settling for second. "I...
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