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Red Bull lacked pace for Verstappen Dutch GP podium fight

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Red Bull admitted a pace deficit after Max Verstappen's opening-lap crash at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix. Former mechanic Calum Nicholas and team bosses said the car lacked podium speed, while Liam Lawson impressed in his late call-up.

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How the sources differ

Motorsport.com leads on Calum Nicholas's pace analysis, F1i focuses on Red Bull's step back, while Formula1.com highlights Liam Lawson's performance. Crash.net and PlanetF1 cover salary rebuttals, unrelated to the race outcome.

Recommended first read: Motorsport.com provides the most complete analysis of Red Bull's pace deficit and Verstappen's crash, with an image, and is not paywalled.

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