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'We didn’t know about Max’s damage'
Esteban Ocon put in a great performance in Hungary by grabbing his first win in Formula 1. The Frenchman stayed ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, which surprised Marcin Budkowski considerably. Ocon quickly took the lead after the restart due to a misjudgment by Mercedes. However, it did not mean Alpine was already assuming victory. "Then there’s cars behind, like Lewis, like Max," Budkowski told Autosport.com. "Much quicker cars, fantastic drivers. We didn’t know about Max’s damage, or we didn’t realise the extent of the damage on the front of his car." Read more Alonso compares own situation with Verstappen: 'Understood it very well' The help of...
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