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Verstappen: The gap is large

Max Verstappen finished fifth at the season opening Australian Grand Prix and it is clear the teenager is underwhelmed with the package he has been given to take on Ferrari and Mercedes, but he does admit that catching the Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the race was a pleasant surprise. Verstappen told De Telegraaf, 'The gap is large. We must be ready for very hard work. And when we put parts on the car, it can be tough go in the right direction. And competition is also not standing still. ' 'We are in a kind of limbo. I just did not expect that I could get so close to Raikkonen. That was a small windfall. My car was in the race better than in qualifying. ' In the 58 lap race,...
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