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Verstappen wasn’t sure whether he “could keep the McLaren behind”

On the back of a sensational victory in the Spa F1 Sprint, reigning champion Max Verstappen was left to praise Red Bull for the battery management that helped him keep the faster McLarens at bay. Red Bull had opted for a skinny rear wing for the Sprint, and it proved a masterstroke. With better straight line speed than McLaren, Verstappen was able to overtake Oscar Piastri on the opening lap. From there, the Dutchman drove perfectly to keep the arguably faster McLarens at bay as he took the Sprint win. However, the Dutch driver was left to rue his laps in the standard qualifying session after he was unable to split the McLaren, and got beaten by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc as well....
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