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How Verstappen picked race-winning F1 Azerbaijan GP strategy for Red Bull

Just like at Monza, Max Verstappen stormed to a dominant Formula 1 win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the reigning world champion once again playing a bigger role than just the driving, according to Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies.

In Italy, Verstappen insisted on using an extremely low-downforce set-up, even though some senior team members thought running slightly more wing would be better. In Azerbaijan, it wasn’t about the car set-up, but more about the strategy.

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