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Max took leaf out of Kimi passing book

Max Verstappen has revealed he took a leaf out of Kimi Raikkonen's passing book when he overtook Sergio Perez at Interlagos on Sunday. The Toro Rosso rookie, who finished P9, easily provided the pass of the day when he went on the outside of the Force India at Turn 1 and then completed the move at Turn 2. The 18-year-old admitted that he drew inspiration from Raikkonen, who also provided a thrilling overtake on Michael Schumacher at the Senna Esses in 2012. 'I saw it a few years ago between Raikkonen and Schumacher,' the 18-year-old said. 'I thought that looked nice – and then I had the opportunity to do it. You can do your best, but if the other one doesn't care and smashes you off...
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