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Rosberg admits relief for Red Bull's botched strategy

Championship leader Nico Rosberg admitted he was relieved when Red Bull decided pit Max Verstappen for intermediates as he knew it would have been difficult to overtake him for P2. Verstappen bravely took P2 from Rosberg on the second Safety Car restart and ran comfortably ahead of him until his pitstop. As a result of the decision, Verstappen lost a couple a places and the strategy did not seem to work. The Austrian-based outfit decided to call him back in to the paddock and put him on full-wets again, which dropped him further down the grid. Despite making an unbelievable comeback back to the podium, the Dutchman still finished behind Rosberg after having the edge on him during the early...
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