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Hamilton had ‘no idea' he touched brake switch
Lewis Hamilton spoke of the 'humbling' feeling he had after accidentally flicking a switch in his Mercedes car that effectively 'switched off' his brakes in Baku. The Briton had been in a position to capitalise on the misfortune of title rival Max Verstappen, who dramatically retired from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with only a few laps remaining with a tyre failure on the main straight. Hamilton lined up P2 at the standing restart behind Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. He managed to get alongside the Mexican in the initial getaway but he ran too deep into Turn 1 – because the Mercedes driver had accidentally touched a switch in his car that hindered his braking...
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