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Verstappen not disappointed by penalty despite strong practice pace

Max Verstappen isn't disappointed to be taking a penalty for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, despite showing strong practice pace on Friday. The Red Bull driver was fastest of all in the second session, beating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by three-tenths, whilst the nearest Mercedes was Valtteri Bottas, more than six-tenths adrift. Verstappen will however start five places lower than he qualifies after Honda replaced his internal combustion engine with a new Spec 4 unit, which the Dutchman described as 'more powerful'. Despite the grid drop, Verstappen remains upbeat for the weekend: 'Today has been positive so hopefully the same tomorrow,' he said. 'The car is working very...
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