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How the US Grand Prix exposed F1’s most inconvenient truth

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Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen
Peter Fox

 • Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton finished a mere 1.333 seconds apart at the US Grand Prix.
 • The ultra-close duel made the race seem like a flat-out tortoise-and-hare affair. 
 • F1 races are rarely won by going as fast as possible.
 • For motoring news, go to Wheels24


In the same week that celebrated Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead), if it weren't for the tons of tequila or millions of multi-coloured masks, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Formula One had died at the Mexican Grand Prix.  

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