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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Max Verstappen admits Red Bull had no way to battle pace of Charles Leclerc and Ferrari

Max Verstappen was powerless to prevent Charles Leclerc from winning the Austrian Grand Prix and narrowing the gap marginally in this year's Formula 1 title race.

Verstappen led the race from the starting line, but unlike in Saturday's Sprint was unable to shake the two Ferraris behind him in the early stages. And it soon became clear that the red cars were performing much better in the cooler conditions compared to earlier in the weekend.

Leclerc overtook Verstappen on several occasions between pit stops and made the final one stick to win the race. Had Carlos Sainz not suffered an engine failure which quickly developed into a large fire, it looked like it might have been a one-two for Ferrari.

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