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Button impressed by Verstappen's pace but expects Mercedes fightback

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was impressed by the pace shown by Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing in final practice in Bahrain. Having topped the times in both Friday practice sessions, Verstappen stretched his advantage in Saturday's FP3 session to finish seven tenths of a second clear of Lewis Hamilton and the rest of the field. Button praised Verstappen's effort, especially in light of finishing so far ahead of teammate Sergio Perez in the same car. “I think we’re all wondering how that just happened," Button said on Sky Sports F1. “Really impressive. One, because Max is 1.3 seconds ahead of Sergio...
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