Wet-weather specialist Verstappen not expecting Brazil repeat


Formula One - F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai, China - 7/4/17 - Red Bull Racing Formula One driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands drives during the first practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit. REUTERS/Aly Song

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Max Verstappen does not expect to repeat his wet-weather heroics from Brazil last year, when he starts what is predicted to be a rain-hit Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from near the back of the grid on Sunday.

The Red Bull teenager was 19th-fastest of 20 cars in qualifying at the Shanghai circuit, after nursing engine problems that saw him knocked out in the early part of the session.

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