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Maldonado claims Ericsson clash was "racing incident"
Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado has defended his move on Sauber's Marcus Ericsson that netted the Venezuelan a five-second penalty in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Maldonado made a late dive down the inside of Ericsson into Turn 1 on Lap 32 and ended up sending the Swede into a spin. He subsequently had to serve a five-second time penalty in the pits and would end up missing out on the final point by less than two seconds. "I believe it was a race incident with Ericsson," Maldonado said. "I tried to pass him, was on the inside, tried to avoid him, was completely on the kerb and he left no space. "I've seen worse things that were not penalised." The move landed Maldonado a...
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