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Verstappen: It's not about lap times

Though his teammate gave a glimpse of Red Bull's hand on Tuesday, Max Verstappen insists that testing is not the place for fast lap times. Talking to his own website, when asked if he has pushed the RB15 to its limit yet, the Dutch youngster was adamant. 'It's not that you are cruising around the track putting in the laps,' he said. 'During qualifying, you take it to the limit to get the best out of it. 'But now I watch the limit so I am able to put in the laps,' he continued. 'If you have damage, you lose a minimum of one or two hours, and that's not what you want as well. It's also not about the lap times.' With that in mind, not to mention the nature of the Barcelona track and other...
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