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Verstappen ready to race title contenders despite Wolff call

Max Verstappen insists he will not be extra careful around Mercedes' duo of title contenders in the run-in of the 2016 Formula 1 season, saying special treatment wouldn't make for "a worthy champion". Red Bull driver Verstappen came under fire for racing championship leader Nico Rosberg aggressively at the Mexican Grand Prix, which was followed up by a call from Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff to his father Jos Verstappen, himself an ex-F1 driver. Wolff did acknowledge that he'd expressed a worry about the young Dutchman affecting the outcome of the title fight in the call, but insisted it was a friendly chat - and the Red Bull driver himself has now suggested the issue has been...
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