Max Verstappen wasn’t expecting Ferrari to be as competitive as it was in the Canadian Grand Prix as he had to hold off Carlos Sainz in a tense battle throughout the final part of the race. A Safety Car period led to a restart with 16 laps left and Sainz was within DRS range of race leader Verstappen for the remainder of the race, putting pressure on the Red Bull driver. Verstappen admits he had been worried by the race interruption because he’d noted how strong Ferrari looked earlier on, leading to a close fight to the flag that he won by 0.9s. “It was a tough race,” Verstappen said. “I expected to have a little bit more pace but we seemed to lack a little bit compared to Carlos...
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