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Red Bull 'caught by surprise by Verstappen pit stop'

Red Bull principal Christian Horner has confirmed that the team was caught out by the timing of Max Verstappen's first pit stop early in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting the race from second place, Verstappen had taken the lead at the first corner of the race with a daring move on Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton. He continued to lead for the first 24 laps of the race, before diving down pit road to exchange his starter set of softs for a new set of mediums. The problem was that the team was caught off-guard, and didn't have the full set of tyres ready when Verstappen arrived in his pit box. Read also: RACE REPORT Determined Hamilton seals strategic win in Spain “We were gearing...
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