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Penalised Verstappen still confident for Spa win

Jul.29 Max Verstappen and Red Bull are confident the Dutch driver can still easily win Sunday's Belgian GP. That is despite the fact that adding a fifth gearbox to the championship leader's allocation this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps has dropped him to P6 on the grid. His advantage in qualifying, however, was an astonishing eight tenths. 'I mean last year we started 14th and won and I think this year, the car is better. So I'm still targeting to win the race for sure,' Verstappen said on Friday. He agrees that Spa, one of the strongest circuits for the dominant 2023 car, is 'the best place' to take the gearbox penalty. 'I think Sunday looks more and more dry. So that's why we went for...
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