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'Strange penalties' once put conspiracy theory in Hamilton's mind

©Mercedes Michael Delaney 24/03/2019 at 11:2124/03/2019 at 10:22 Lewis Hamilton once wondered if there was a deliberate attempt to keep him from succeeding in Formula 1 during his first years in the sport. The five-time world champion made his mark from the outset when he became a Grand Prix driver with McLaren in 2007, losing the championship that year by just a single point. He went on to win the title in 2008, pipping Ferrari's Felipe Massa for top honours in a dramatic showdown in Brazil. But the Brit also recalls a series of "strange" penalties that befell him during his early years, suggesting that something nefarious had perhaps been going on in the wings. Here is...
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