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Lap 1, Spa
“
Otherwise we'd have an
airplane shunt
— Max Verstappen
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Max Verstappen's race very nearly ended before Les Combes. "Clearly too much energy deployment in Turn 1 and 2," he explained afterwards. "I went through Eau Rouge and looked at my battery state and was like, well, that's going to be a difficult run to Les Combes." That's when Kimi Antonelli showed up in his mirrors. "I expect of course Kimi to come by. But then I look in my mirrors and see a red rocket coming." Verstappen's decision, by his own account, was simple: "I thought to myself, I'll hold my line, otherwise we'd have an airplane shunt." No contact, no drama on the stewards' sheet, just a driver being honest about how close it came. 📸📰 via SCUDERIAFEMBOY #F1 #Verstappen #RedBull #Antonelli
