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Why were Red Bull offered a 'deal' over Verstappen's restart position?

Article To news overview © Red Bull Contentpool The FIA's Race Director, Michael Masi, has explained why Red Bull appeared to be able to negotiate over where Max Verstappen would line up for the final restart of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. With the second restart of the race red-flagged after a crash at Turn 3 that took out Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Haas' Nikita Mazepin, as well as involving Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Williams' George Russell, the remaining drivers returned to the pits to allow the track to be cleaned up. Verstappen, who had taken the lead after diving up the inside of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at Turn 2, forced Hamilton to back off and was subsequently overtaken by...
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