Max Verstappen says Red Bull elected to “play it safe” and make a precautionary additional stop, rather than risk a tyre failure, during the closing stages of the British Grand Prix. Verstappen held fifth position, but was poised to move into fourth position after Kimi Raikkonen suffered a tyre failure in the final few laps. Verstappen pitted on the same lap as Raikkonen, remaining behind the Finn, and remained in fifth, but moved up to fourth when Sebastian Vettel also encountered problems late on. “It is a positive day, I am happy to finish the race and get some solid points once again,” he said. “We got a bit lucky with Seb’s puncture at the end and I...
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