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Hamilton not to blame for pitlane error

Mercedes says that Lewis Hamilton was not responsible for pitting when the pitlane was closed during Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, as German team takes measures to ensure there are no repeats. The pitlane was closed after officials opted to push Kevin Magnussen's stricken car into the pitlane rather than push it into a gap in the safety barrier. However, in the 11 seconds between when the FIA official made the move, the Mercedes crew failed to realise. 'In terms of the sequence there were two pieces of information to tell us that the pitlane entry had been closed,' explains Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles in the team's latest video. 'The first was there were boards around the track...
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