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Analysis: How Red Bull helped Verstappen deliver shock F1 win

Max Verstappen's victory in Spain in his first appearance for Red Bull was an extraordinary achievement, and its full significance may yet take a while to sink in. Adam Cooper analyses how the fairy tale journey reaped into reality. Of course the fact that the Mercedes team eliminated itself on the first lap opened the door for the Dutch teenager, but he still had to beat both Ferraris, and teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Had it been a battle for third place, assuming that the two silver cars were away and clear, it would still have been a fascinating contest, and one that he fully deserved to win. What made it so intriguing as the fact that we had two strategies at play, with both Red Bull and...
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