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Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 in Spain, Leclerc abandons
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, celebrates on the podium after winning the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, Sunday, May 22, 2022. - photo by AP Photo/Manu Fernandez
MONTMELÓ, Spain (AP) — Nothing was going right for Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix: the wind had blown his car off course, his Red Bull was struggling, and top rival Charles Leclerc seemed headed for a sure victory. His fortunes turned when Leclerc lost power and his Ferrari suddenly sputtered to a near stop. Then Verstappen's own Red Bull team intervened by ordering Sergio Pérez to get out of Verstappen's way.