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Verstappen takes F1 title lead after costly DNF for Leclerc

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images Max Verstappen has taken the lead of the F1 World Championship for the first time in 2022 after fighting back from an early-race spin to win the Spanish Grand Prix. The Red Bull racer, who saw his car skate across the gravel at Turn 4, had to fight hard for his 24th career win but was helped by a power-unit problem for his title rival Charles Leclerc. Leclerc had built himself a healthy lead at the front when he hit trouble mid-way through the Grand Prix. The team were forced to retire his car. Sergio Perez came home in second after being asked to move aside to allow Verstappen, on a quicker strategy, to take the chequered...
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