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Verstappen: Impossible to pass with my top speed

Red Bull have opted to take an engine penalty for Max Verstappen for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, believing that Sochi will provide overtaking opportunities as they go out for damage limitation on Sunday. With a three-place grid penalty for his involvement in the collision with Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton at Monza last time out, adding the extra penalties for the PU change makes perfect sense. However, during FP2 on Friday an exasperated Verstappen, with a new Honda engine bolted to his RB16B, reported over the radio 'impossible to pass with my top speed' as he struggled to pass the Mercedes-powered Williams of Nicholas Latifi, during the course of the one-hour session. That...
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