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Fernando Alonso lauds Max Verstappen, says ‘it was not a fight'

Despite having failed to win his second World Championship at the recent Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen will have his second chance to become a double World Champion this weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix. To retain his 2021 title, Verstappen needs to outscore Charles Leclerc by six points and team-mate Sergio Pérez by eight, thanks to boasting a 104-point lead over the Ferrari driver. Singapore proved to be one of Verstappen's weakest weekends of the season, mainly down to being forced to abort his final Q3 lap in qualifying. Red Bull under-fuelled the championship leader's RB18, meaning that had he completed his final lap at the Marina Bay Circuit he would've been unable to...
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