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Horner ‘didn't think Max was going to pull that off'

Going for a long final stint at the United States GP, Christian Horner thought Max Verstappen would get caught at the end as his first set of hard tyres were 'down to the canvas'. Arriving at one of Lewis Hamilton's favourite circuits, a track where the Mercedes driver had five wins, Verstappen and Red Bull knew they'd be up against it at the Circuit of The Americas. The Dutchman pulled off the first surprise of the weekend as he ended Mercedes' pole position run at COTA but it seemed to come to naught when, on the opening lap, he lost the lead to Hamilton. Running P2, Red Bull opted to go aggressive with the Dutchman's strategy, pitting him before Hamilton in both his first and second...
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