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Horner sees irony in podium miss after Renault-triggered safety car

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner accepts an unlikely podium won’t act as too much frustration as he saw the funny side to Renault’s double DNF denying Max Verstappen a late attack for third place against Charles Leclerc. With long-time race-leader Leclerc limping to the Bahrain Grand Prix chequered flag with an engine issue, Verstappen had been on course to catch the Ferrari driver and grab the final rostrum spot. But when both Renault drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo suffered simultaneous engine failures with three laps to go a late safety car was triggered to effectively neutralise the end of the race. It denied Verstappen any opportunity to attack Leclerc and...
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