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Verstappen adamant that closing door on Hamilton was fair

Max Verstappen believes his defence of second place from Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was fair and that the reigning world champion knew it was coming. Verstappen held off Hamilton in the closing stages of the race, despite the Mercedes holding a significant straightline-speed advantage. Hamilton lunged into the chicane with two laps to go, but Verstappen covered the inside line on the approach to the corner – and Hamilton sailed down the escape road. “I’m not going to open the door and say ‘here you go’,” Verstappen told Sky Sports F1. “Of course, I saw him moving and as soon as I saw that I closed the door, and I think it was far...
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