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“I was covering my side of the track making sure that no one could come up the inside so was trying to keep whichever Red Bull I could see in my mirror behind.
“I thought Valtteri would be doing the same but he left the door open for Max.
“Max was on the racing line so did a mega job braking for Turn 1 and I was on the inside on the dirt and there was no hope for me.”
His comments led to Verstappen suggesting it is ‘pretty cheap’ to ‘put it all on Bottas’ for Mercedes’ Mexican disappointment.
“You have to leave a car width of space, otherwise he would have got a penalty. I don’t really know what Toto is talking about. You can very easily blame it on Valtteri, but I think that’s very cheap.” Verstappen is quoted as saying by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Hamilton appeared to backtrack on his comments as he desperately tries to maintain unity within the team ahead of the crucial final four races.
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