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Luke Smith

How traction, not top speed, kept Verstappen ahead of Sainz

Verstappen scored his sixth win of the 2022 season and Red Bull’s sixth in a row by fending off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in the final 16-lap sprint to the flag in Montreal on Sunday.

Verstappen had looked set to defeat the one-stopping Sainz by catching him on a two-stop strategy, only for a late safety car period to give Ferrari the chance to make a second stop and set up a final battle to the line.

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