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Horner saw key moment in race: 'Max did that'

Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon. Although Red Bull Racing wanted to win the race, it was important for the Austrians that Verstappen would score more points than his direct competitor Lewis Hamilton. Christian Horner tells Motorsport.com that Red Bull was willing to grant Valtteri Bottas the win, as long as Verstappen performed better than the British driver. "Our focus was on Lewis. He is our closest competitor. We had to make the choice between the two, even though there was a risk of giving away the win. It was important to score more points than Lewis." Read more Verstappen makes great impression: 'For us he's just a superstar' Mercedes' strategy...
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