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French Grand Prix: Verstappen seals epic comeback win

Max Verstappen sealed an epic comeback victory at the French Grand Prix, reeling in leader Lewis Hamilton and passing him with two laps to go. While Hamilton tried to make an old set of hard tyres last until the end, Verstappen and Red Bull gambled on a two-stop strategy and came up trumps, almost an exact role reversal of the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year that Hamilton won. Sergio Perez finished third having passed Valtteri Bottas late on, although that move remains subject to an investigation by race control. Bottas was frustrated over the radio having asked for Mercedes to go for the two-stopper, with the team's strategists likely to face criticism for their role in this win for...
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