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Hartley rues opening of Mexican Grand Prix

Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda driver Brendon Hartley has said that for him the beginning of the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday 'was a bit of a mess'. This follows an incident on the first lap of the race when he made contact with Racing Point Force India's Esteban Ocon.  The New Zealander was awarded a five-second penalty, causing him to finish in fourteenth, having actually finished twelfth on the road. 'I had a good start.  It was a bit of a mess going into Turn four, a car pulled in front just before braking.  I locked the brakes and flat spotted the Supersofts.' Hartley said he was disappointed in receiving the five-second penalty, but thought he had driven a strong race otherwise....
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