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Too late for comeback in F1 title race, but Max Verstappen can cause some damage

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with a trophy and champagne on the podium after winning the Italian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with a trophy and champagne on the podium after winning the Italian Grand Prix.

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Listening to new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies being interviewed on the grid at Monza, where he spoke of how Max Verstappen had set a difficult new target by leading the set-up of the tricky RB21 into new territory, I just had this feeling that he was going to win.

As it turned out he didn’t just do that on Sept 7, but he also decimated the field.

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