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Verstappen credits thrilling Turn 1 move as crucial to Mexico win

Max Verstappen cited his overtaking move on the two Mercedes drivers at Turn 1 of the Mexico City Grand Prix as the crucial moment to his victory. Mercedes had locked out the front row on Saturday in a surprising result, with Verstappen starting third and Sergio Perez fourth despite showing superior pace throughout the weekend prior to that. Verstappen instantly negated his starting position, however, with an excellent move around the outside of Turn 1 to overtake both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, going on to dominate the race. “Well what stood out was clearly the start, three wide going into Turn 1,” Verstappen said. “It’s quite typical of this track but exciting. You have...
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