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Renault felt like Formula 2 engine - Verstappen

Jul.10 Max Verstappen says he feels as though he has been relegated to Formula 2. In the Honda era, Fernando Alonso at one point called his Honda power unit a "GP2 engine". But Verstappen says he knows how the Spaniard felt. "If you're missing 70-80hp you know you're going to struggle," he said at Silverstone. "On the straight it looked like we were in a different series," Verstappen added at Silverstone. Asked if it felt like Formula 2, he answered: "Yes." The Dutchman is Renault-powered at present, but Red Bull will switch to works Honda power for 2019. His boss Christian Horner says the time has clearly come for that move. "It's just time...
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