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Hamilton skips media duties as F1 stunned by Lauda loss

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton was exempted from media duties at the Monaco Grand Prix on Wednesday as teams and drivers came to terms with the death of triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda. A team spokesman said they had asked for Hamilton to be excused on the grounds that he had 'lost a very close friend in Niki'. Lauda, who died on Monday aged 70, won in Monaco with Ferrari in 1975 and 1976 but was latterly the Mercedes team's non-executive chairman and shareholder with principal Toto Wolff. Formula One said a tribute was in the works, with details to be confirmed. A minute's silence is likely before the race. Hamilton, a five-times world champion, had paid an emotional tribute...
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