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Verstappen says underpowered engine behind overtaking prowess

Max Verstappen has credited his emergence as one of Formula 1's overtaking specialists in part to having a down-on power engine this year. The Dutchman earned high praise in 2015 for some spectacular moves past his rivals – including around the outside of Felipe Nasr at Spa's Blanchimont and on Sergio Perez at Interlagos. Reflecting on the season, the Toro Rosso driver reckons that part of the reason for him needing to pull off such sensational efforts was because he did not the engine power from Renault to get past his rivals on the straights. “Definitely it made my overtakes more interesting,” Verstappen told Motorsport.com. “If we had a very good engine, then we would have just...
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