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DRS issue news to Max but ‘double shift' cost 0.15s

Max Verstappen was not aware he had a DRS failure during Q3 at Zandvoort, but knew a double shift had cost him time. The Dutchman was on fine form in front of his home crowd, soaking up the pressure to claim pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix. Ultimately it was a very fine margin back to title rival Lewis Hamilton, who joins Verstappen on the front row after a fastest Q3 time which was only 0.038s shy. For multiple reasons though, it seems Verstappen had more pace left on the table. Firstly, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed DRS had not activated correctly on Verstappen's RB16B down the straight, costing him 0.10 to 0.15s. But as it turned out, the 23-year-old was not...
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