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Wolff: Niki would have loved it

The late Niki Lauda would have loved Lewis Hamilton’s nail-biting Monaco Grand Prix victory, while praying all the time for divine intervention, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Sunday’s race was the first since the death on Monday of the triple world champion, and Mercedes non-executive chairman, and was marked by tributes to the Austrian whose spirit hung over the pits and paddock. Hamilton, withstanding tremendous pressure on worn tyres from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to hang on for a fourth triumph of the season, told reporters he had wanted to honour his departed friend. “I really was fighting with the spirit of Niki — he’s been such an influence in our team and...
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