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Red Bull block Verstappen from driving motorbikes

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has revealed that the team have blocked the Dutchman from driving MotoGP bikes, as he tried to make a driving test happen via the energy drink manufacturer as they sponsor Honda and KTM. "There is not a hint of a chance," Verstappen told De Telegraaf on his chances of ever driving a two-wheeled racing machine. "They did not allow me, because they consider it too dangerous." The 21-year-old does have a license to drive motorbikes since early 2018 after completing just two driving lessons in the Netherlands, but still won't be allowed anywhere near a MotoGP bike. "The two driving lessons were mandatory. "If it had...
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