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Valtteri Bottas defends Max Verstappen amid controversy, blames Red Bull

The usually harmonious Red Bull camp currently finds itself embroiled controversy following the Brazilian Grand Prix, after their driver pairing of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez disagreed over team orders. Perez finds himself in a tight battle with Charles Leclerc for second place in the drivers’ championship, while Verstappen has nothing to nothing to fight for, and with that in mind Red Bull told the Dutchman to give up his position to the Mexican. The extra points would have helped Perez massively, but Verstappen outright refused to help, telling his team that they know his reasons and that they should never ask him to do such a thing again. After tempers died down after the race,...
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