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JV hits out ‘bad role model' Verstappen

Jacques Villeneuve says Max Verstappen is a 'bad role model' as not only did he not adhere to the yellows in Mexico but he 'did not think' as he would have had pole had he backed off. Verstappen put his RB15 up onto provisional pole in Q3 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. On his second run he upped his pace, going purple in the final sector to secure what he thought was his second career pole position. Hours later he was stripped of it for ignoring waved yellow flags for Valtteri Bottas' final corner crash. Verstappen was slapped with a three-place grid penalty with only himself to blame as had he backed off for the yellows, he still would have had pole based on his first lap time....
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