Max Verstappen has come to the defence of his title rival Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque collided with the barrier at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, throwing away a podium finish. The Red Bull pair of Verstappen and Sergio Perez were comfortably clear of the Ferrari heading into the latter stages of the race, so Leclerc pitted for fresh Softs in an attempt to grab the fastest lap. Such was the gap though, that Red Bull were able to negate the undercut and pit Perez, with the Mexican still re-joining in front of the 24-year-old. READ: ‘My goodness’: Rosberg criticises Leclerc after Imola mistake The stop did allow Leclerc to squeeze up to the second Red Bull car, but as he...
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