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Verstappen was a 'sitting duck' against Hamilton - Horner

Max Verstappen was a “sitting duck” against a charging Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix, according to Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner. Verstappen had suppressed Hamilton’s advances for much of Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring, but an inspired strategy call from Mercedes to switch Hamilton onto a two-stop proved to be a race-winning move, as the Briton overturned a 20s deficit on fresh tyres to pass Verstappen for victory with three laps to go. The Red Bull driver was on 41-old lap Hard tyres when Hamilton swept past on the run to Turn 1, and Horner conceded Verstappen was ultimately defenceless. “I think the reality is that in the race...
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