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Max Verstappen: Gear sync problem restricted Q3 pace

Max Verstappen was left to rue a gear sync issue on his final run in Q3, which he felt cost him a chance at challenging Kimi Raikkonen for third place. Friday pacesetter Verstappen, who stopped on track in the third practice session amid an engine glitch, was fourth quickest in Q2, splitting Ferrari pair Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. However, in Q3, Verstappen slipped behind Raikkonen, winding up two-tenths down on the Finn, with Vettel in between both, leaving the Dutchman in fifth spot. “The car felt very good during qualifying, I struggled a bit to get the tyres working in sector one but everything else felt like it was going in the right direction,” he said. “I...
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