{"id":2027774,"date":"2026-07-04T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027774"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:19:00","slug":"no-point-racing-like-this-max-verstappen-offers-blunt-verdict-on-red-bulls-silverstone-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2027774","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No point racing like this&#8217; Max Verstappen offers blunt verdict on Red Bull&#8217;s Silverstone struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>&#8216;No point racing like this&#8217; Max Verstappen offers blunt verdict on Red Bull&#8217;s Silverstone struggles<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen was left frustrated by Red Bull&#8217;s continued problems at the British Grand Prix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Sam Hall , Adam Cooper<\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-04T18:19:00+01:00\">04 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422298_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen was frustrated after a tough qualifying<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen did not hide his frustration after qualifying in seventh place for the British Grand Prix, and even questioned the point of competing on Sunday with a lack of power on the straights.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time champion Verstappen has been critical of Red Bull&#8217;s lack of performance on multiple occasions this term, but he took things up a notch on Saturday at Silverstone, after struggling with straight-line pace in the early phases of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The problems come just weeks after the FIA graded Red Bull&#8217;s internal combustion engine [ICE] as the best on the grid, something that the team has publicly questioned.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen at Silverstone<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just not going forward,&#8221; said Verstappen. &#8220;It&#8217;s just not pulling the same as it was. On a track like this, where that is key, you want as much power as you can. It\u2019s extra painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI&#8217;ve tried a lot of different things through qualifying, but it was just always the same. So, there is a clear problem, and that&#8217;s something that also worries me for tomorrow, because there is actually no point to race like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He added: \u201cThe car yesterday was already not great. I think today, we didn\u2019t really seem to make any improvement on that side, so it was pretty much the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c5b5a18c02739f8808bfa5d037c8af2d27e69ca2b78acd6a471c2d74deb90820\">  Where George Russell is suffering compared to Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone   2026 Formula 1 world championship standings after the Silverstone sprint race <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;But at the same time, [we were] also very slow on the straights for whatever reason on my side of the garage, from the first lap, just down on power. And, of course, around here, when you are down on power, you spend more time on the straights, so you burn your battery more, and that has an even bigger effect in the last sector where basically, out of 15, there is no power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen does not expect to repeat his Austrian heroics at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;So, I just kept losing a lot on the straights. Plus, [the car had] a bad balance, so it was just very, very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-8f32b9ae8e874bdd2a946d22f61e92bd9a97551c94d0a0aa546e2717643dc05d\">  Kimi Antonelli storms to Silverstone pole as Ferrari pace falters   2026 F1 Silverstone: Full British GP qualifying results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Referring to his experience in the sprint race, an outing in which he started third and finished in sixth, Verstappen said: &#8220;In the sprint race, we were getting destroyed in the very high-speed [corners]. I had George behind me, who was catching me in dirty air at high speed, so that says quite a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;But even in the low-speed [corners], I&#8217;m just not happy with how the car has been handling the whole weekend. 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point of competing on Sunday with a lack of power on the straights.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time champion Verstappen has been critical of Red Bull&#8217;s lack of performance on multiple occasions this term, but he took things up a notch on Saturday at Silverstone, after struggling with straight-line pace in the early phases of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The problems come just weeks after the FIA graded Red Bull&#8217;s internal combustion engine [ICE] as the best on the grid, something that the team has publicly questioned.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 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On a track like this, where that is key, you want as much power as you can. It\u2019s extra painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI&#8217;ve tried a lot of different things through qualifying, but it was just always the same. So, there is a clear problem, and that&#8217;s something that also worries me for tomorrow, because there is actually no point to race like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He added: \u201cThe car yesterday was already not great. I think today, we didn\u2019t really seem to make any improvement on that side, so it was pretty much the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c5b5a18c02739f8808bfa5d037c8af2d27e69ca2b78acd6a471c2d74deb90820\">  Where George Russell is suffering compared to Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone   2026 Formula 1 world championship standings after the Silverstone sprint race <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;But at the same time, [we were] also very slow on the straights for whatever reason on my side of the garage, from the first lap, just down on power. And, of course, around here, when you are down on power, you spend more time on the straights, so you burn your battery more, and that has an even bigger effect in the last sector where basically, out of 15, there is no power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen does not expect to repeat his Austrian heroics at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;So, I just kept losing a lot on the straights. Plus, [the car had] a bad balance, so it was just very, very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-8f32b9ae8e874bdd2a946d22f61e92bd9a97551c94d0a0aa546e2717643dc05d\">  Kimi Antonelli storms to Silverstone pole as Ferrari pace falters   2026 F1 Silverstone: Full British GP qualifying results <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Referring to his experience in the sprint race, an outing in which he started third and finished in sixth, Verstappen said: &#8220;In the sprint race, we were getting destroyed in the very high-speed [corners]. I had George behind me, who was catching me in dirty air at high speed, so that says quite a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;But even in the low-speed [corners], I&#8217;m just not happy with how the car has been handling the whole weekend. So, there&#8217;s a clear disconnect.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Max Verstappen did not hide his frustration after qualifying in seventh place for the British Grand Prix, and even questioned the point of competing on Sunday with a lack of power on the straights.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time champion Verstappen has been critical of Red Bull&#8217;s lack of performance on multiple occasions this term, but he took things up a notch on Saturday at Silverstone, after struggling with straight-line pace in the early phases of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The problems come just weeks after the FIA graded Red Bull&#8217;s internal combustion engine [ICE] as the best on the grid, something that the team has publicly questioned.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1423663_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen at Silverstone<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just not going forward,&#8221; said Verstappen. &#8220;It&#8217;s just not pulling the same as it was. On a track like this, where that is key, you want as much power as you can. It\u2019s extra painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI&#8217;ve tried a lot of different things through qualifying, but it was just always the same. So, there is a clear problem, and that&#8217;s something that also worries me for tomorrow, because there is actually no point to race like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He added: \u201cThe car yesterday was already not great. I think today, we didn\u2019t really seem to make any improvement on that side, so it was pretty much the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-c5b5a18c02739f8808bfa5d037c8af2d27e69ca2b78acd6a471c2d74deb90820\">  Where George Russell is suffering compared to Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone   2026 Formula 1 world championship standings after the Silverstone sprint race <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;But at the same time, [we were] also very slow on the straights for whatever reason on my side of the garage, from the first lap, just down on power. And, of course, around here, when you are down on power, you spend more time on the straights, so you burn your battery more, and that has an even bigger effect in the last sector where basically, out of 15, there is no power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280791.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Verstappen does not expect to repeat his Austrian heroics at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;So, I just kept losing a lot on the straights. 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