
'I don't even want to think about the championship fight at the moment': Max Verstappen on his second retirement in three races
CNN
Defending Formula One world champion Max Verstappen suffered his second retirement in three races, while he watched title rival Charles Leclerc win yet again in dominant fashion and extend his lead in the drivers' championship at the Australian Grand Prix.
Verstappen slipped to sixth in the overall standings, 46 points behind the Monegasque driver, who won Sunday's race by more than 20 seconds over Verstappen's teammate, Sergio Pérez.
"We're already miles behind," Verstappen said after the race to F1. "I don't even want to think about the championship fight at the moment. I think it's more important to finish races."

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