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Verstappen: Anyone but Ricciardo I would have pushed wide

Max Verstappen says the outcome of his thrilling battle with Daniel Ricciardo in Malaysia would have been different if he hadn't been racing his teammate. Verstappen and Ricciardo battled wheel to wheel through several corners shortly before race leader Lewis Hamilton's engine blew up. And although Ricciardo was able to hold on before their fight was called off by the virtual safety car coming out, Verstappen says he would not have been so generous in their battle if he had been racing any other rival. "In to Turn 6, I was like 'well, if it was someone else next to me, then I would have got the move done'," he explained, reflecting on the fight that ultimately decided who won the...
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