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Misfire caused Q1 exit for Max Verstappen in China

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says a misfiring engine caused his exit from Chinese Grand Prix qualifying in the first session. Verstappen’s RB13 picked up the engine issue during the opening segment of qualifying, and a call to weighbridge also delayed his Q1 running. He tried to put a lap together but it was not good enough to move him out of the drop-zone. He finished 19th, however penalties for Romain Grosjean and Jolyon Palmer move up off the back row. “It is going to be tough but I think there is rain on the way,” said Verstappen. “There was something misfiring in the engine which meant we were down on power, I tried to do a lap that could at least get me...
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