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Mercedes: Vettel/Hamilton Baku incident now a ‘closed chapter’

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the incident between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is now a “closed chapter”, following the FIA’s meeting on Monday. Vettel ran into the back of Hamilton’s Mercedes as the field prepared for a restart at Baku, before gesticulating, drawing level, and making side-on-side contact with his title rival. Vettel, having erroneously believed Hamilton had brake tested him, received a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for his actions, but was summoned to the FIA on Monday for further discussions. The FIA declined to impose further sporting sanctions on Vettel after the Ferrari driver accepted full responsibility...
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