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Verstappen was told not to give up third Horner

RESULTS: Mexican Grand Prix – Race results Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen didn't defy a team directive to give up his third place to Sebastian Vettel in the Mexican Grand Prix because he was told not to move over in a subsequent radio message not broadcast over the world feed Verstappen was running third in the final laps of the Mexico race when he was caught by Vettel on fresher tyres, who in turn had Daniel Ricciardo fast approaching behind in fifth after a late second stop for soft rubber. With Vettel in the slipstream as they approached the heavy-braking zone of T1 on lap 68 of 71, Verstappen locked up and took to the grass, re-joining in at T3 in a move reminiscent to...
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