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Horner: Intermediate tyre gamble was worth it

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stuck by the teams' decision to pit Max Verstappen for intermediate tyres in the German Grand Prix, saying it was worth the risk at the time.  Verstappen was forced to pit just a few laps later to fit dry tyres after the rain failed to really materialise. Speaking after the race Horner reiterated that Verstappen was in position to make the call having been so far ahead of Kevin Magnussen in P5. “Max was on a one-stop strategy running in P4, it started to rain and with a couple of cars running wide, including Max, we decided to take a gamble and pit him for the intermediate tyre. “Unfortunately, it didn’t rain enough and...
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