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Verstappen explains phantom stop and awkward retirement

United States Grand Prix – Race results Max Verstappen has taken responsibility for his phantom pit-stop during the United States Grand Prix and explained why he parked up his car in an unfortunate position as gearbox gremlins forced only a second mechanical retirement for Red Bull in 2016. In an eventful afternoon for the youngster, Verstappen was running a fourth at the Circuit of the Americas having passed Kimi Raikkonen during his second stint, only to pull into the pit-lane without having been asked to do so. Arriving to his box with mechanics jumping into action, Verstappen revealed he simply believed he had been asked to come into the pit lane. “They told me to push hard the lap...
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