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Sebastian Vettel defends Lewis Hamilton over 'dickhead' comment
Sebastian Vettel jumped to rival Lewis Hamilton's defense following the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Briton called Max Verstappen a 'dickhead' upon watching a replay of their contact. Verstappen overtook Hamilton in the opening laps but closed the door too early and his left-rear tyre clipped Hamilton's front-wing, causing a puncture which ultimately forced Verstappen to retire from the race. In the pre-podium room, Hamilton saw the incident on a television screen and uttered the word 'dickhead', which was later picked up in the post-race press conferece, in which Vettel defended his rival. 'I don’t know what Lewis did,' Vettel said after asking if he could answer the...
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