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Verstappen: "Second was safe but we had to gamble"

Max Verstappen reckons he would've taken a comfortable second place in the Brazilian GP if not for a mid-race switch to intermediates , but says Red Bull was right to gamble. Verstappen was running second after passing Nico Rosberg round the outside of Turn 3 as the race approached halfway point, but the Dutchman soon followed teammate Daniel Ricciardo's example in pitting for inters. The decision did not work out, as the rain worsened, and Verstappen had to switch back to the full wet compound, dropping to 16th - although he would eventually recover to third by slicing through the field on fresher rubber. Asked if he could win without the wrong tyre decision, Verstappen said: "Win...
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