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Leclerc: Max understood my DRS mind games

World Champion Max Verstappen cottoned on to Charles Leclerc’s mind games of getting DRS tactics right in the first and last corners at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The closing laps of the race provided the closest racing the sport has seen for a long time with Verstappen holding back in the last corner to then take the lead at Turn 1. Before catching on to the mind games, the Dutchman was overtaking Charles Leclerc at Turn 27, the last corner, but then lost it down the straight because of the DRS advantage. However, the reigning champion soon picked up on the Ferrari driver's strategy to save the overtake until Turn 1. “I knew my weakness was straight-line speed compared to the Red...
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