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Verstappen says podium out of reach, even without late stop

Max Verstappen says it was the right call to pit for fresh tyres near the end of the British Grand Prix, despite the chance of grabbing an unlikely podium finish from Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Verstappen, running fourth, pitted just after second-placed Raikkonen suffered a front-left delamination. But Max too was at risk of suffering a failure due to repeated locking of his front-left tyre. Verstappen finished fourth, 16s behind Raikkonen, but said he didn’t have any podium hopes – especially after a slow first pitstop due to a sticky left-rear wheelnut. “You have to be realistic – we were just not fast enough for the podium on pace,” said Verstappen. “I think this was the...
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