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Perez feared tyre blow-out on the way to second place

Sergio Perez managed to hold on to second place in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, but feared that his set of worn intermediates could explode at any moment. The Racing Point driver started from third place on the grid and immediately got the jump on Max Verstappen to move up into second. He briefly led the race on two occasions, but was passed by Lewis Hamilton on lap 37 and had no answer to the Mercedes driver's superior pace from that point on. Read also: Hamilton seals seventh title with wet and wild Turkey GP win Instead he focused on keeping hold of second place by managing the tyres he'd taken on lap 10 all the way through to the end of the race - which he didn't entirely believe...
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