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Max Verstappen's father 'surprised' by son's 'incredible' drive to third

Max Verstappen's father Jos Verstappen says even he was surprised by how well his son drove during the Brazilian Grand Prix, to recover to third place following the wrong strategy call. Verstappen started fourth and climbed to second at one point after a brilliant pass on Rosberg. However Red Bull called Verstappen in for a switch the intermediate tyre, just as the rain intensified, forcing him to switch back to the full wet tyre later in the race. That dropped the Dutchman down to 16th, and with just 15 laps remaining, he managed to fight his way through the field to finish third - almost one overtake per lap - to claim the final spot on the podium. 'I must say he surprised me...
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