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Verstappen positive about long run pace after Friday running

Max Verstappen felt the long run pace of his Red Bull Racing RB12 was positive after finishing inside the top five in both free practice sessions at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday. The teenage Dutchman ended the opening session third fastest behind the two Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, but dropped to fifth in the afternoon as the team tried a different set-up on his car, seven-tenths slower than team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. Verstappen believes he has a good handle on the long run pace, but still needs to work on the short runs that will benefit him during Saturday’s qualifying session. “We tried some different set-ups from FP1 and...
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