off the pace

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen was sixth fastest, but 0.895secs off the pace, ahead of Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad and Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Leclerc was 0.226 seconds quicker than Hamilton, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen 0.513secs off the pace in third place, ahead of the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

When he did play, at the expense of the one signing who was playing well at that point, Ekitike, he looked listless and off the pace, poor value for money at such an exorbitant fee.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Leclerc was 0.289secs off the pace, completing his fastest lap after seven laps on the soft tyre following an off at the tricky Spoon Curve double left-hander.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

They were about ten seconds off the pace he was looking for at this point in the season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown