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Verstappen: ‘We could have taken second'

Max Verstappen rued the fact that Red Bull 'lost a lot of points' after a brake failure ended his race in Bahrain after just 11 laps. Red Bull had followed Ferrari in performing an early pit stop as they both tried to undercut the Mercedes drivers out in front, but Verstappen's race proved to be very short-lived after coming to a sudden stop. 'I had a brake failure on the rear,' Verstappen confirmed. 'The car was performing a lot better and we did the undercut on the two Mercedes so could have taken second place. We lost a lot of points today'.  He then added on social media: 'After a great start we had the right strategy and pace. Too bad a brake issue prevented me from finishing,...
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